View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
PhD completion program courses help you return to doctoral work, match with an advisor, and stay on track to finishing your dissertation.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence you need to tackle complex managerial challenges, contribute new knowledge, or teach at the graduate level.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence needed for complex managerial challenges and research with Walden’s ACBSP-accredited PhD program.
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Keren has been with Walden since 2009.
Keren spent 20 years in K-12 education as a teacher and administrator. Due to her passion for online education, she took early retirement and has focused on helping students get an education while continuing their personal and professional lives.
Keren Meister-Emerich has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, Parkside, master’s degree in Statistics from the University of Wyoming, and a doctoral degree from the University of Wyoming. Keren was a certified secondary teacher in Wyoming with endorsements in Mathematics and Computer Science. She has been a presenter at local, regional, national, and international conferences.
At Walden, Keren has taught Research Courses for Doctoral Students and served as committee chair, member, and methodologist. She presented information about including APA in Course Feedback at a Walden National Faculty Meeting break-out session and has also presented at a poster session. She has reviewed articles for the Journal of Educational Research and Practice (JERAP).
Keren has served on many committees including: Wyoming Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics, Wyoming Women's Business Center Board, the Cheyenne 150 celebration steering committee, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Board, Wyoming K-12 Mathematics Standards Review and Performance Level Descriptors Committee, Member of Association for Distance Education Board and Independent Learning (ADEIL) including serving as Treasurer for the Association, University of Wyoming College of Education Instructional Facilitator Research Work Group, Laramie County Community College Division of Business Advisory Board, North Central Accreditation Self-Study, and Wyoming Rural Development Council Community Assessor. Additionally, she is a Cheyenne Frontier Days Volunteer and a Leadership Wyoming Graduate.
RSCH 8210 - Quantitative Reasoning
EDUC 8090 - Doctoral Study Intensive
EdD, University of Wyoming
MS, University of Wyoming
Wyoming Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics, Other - Cheyenne
Women of Influence, Wyoming Business Report, 2022
Wyoming Women of Influence, Wyoming Business Report, 2017
Meister-emerich, K. A. (2016). Sampling and Statistical Power: A Discussion for Doctoral Students. .
Meister-emerich, K. A. (2022). Standard script for 2022 Candidate Forum.
Meister-emerich, K. (2017). Applying Micro-Insertion Techniques to Address Ethics. Walden University
Meister-emerich, K. (2016). Cybersecurity: Social Engineering and Phishing. Steamboat Springs Tech
Meister-emerich, K. (2017). Micro-Insertion Techniques for Addressing Professional and Research Ethics. World Conference on Online Learning
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