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.
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L. Chris Taylor has been teaching in distance education since 2003. She holds an MFA in creative writing, an MS in adult education, and graduate certificates in diversity studies and online learning. In her work with the Office of Academic Support and Instruction, she is committed to assisting students in achieving their academic goals. Chris loves writing, teaching, and encouraging others to celebrate the value of the unique stories we can tell through our writing. When not teaching, she is at a nearby wetlands every chance she gets doing wildlife photography and nature writing.
CAEX 6050 - Graduate Writing I
CAEX 6060 - Graduate Writing II
CAEX 6100 - Critical Thinking for Social Change
CAEX 6200 - APA Style Citations and References
MFA, National University
MS, Capella University
BS, Wichita State University
Post-master's Certificate, Capella University
Post-master's Certificate, Capella University
Post-master's Certificate, Cornell University
10%, President - Wichita
Taylor, L. (2013). The Duck is in the Wetland and Wetlands is in the Duck. Our Hen House
Taylor, L. (2011). The Inclusionist Perspective: Outsider Feminism. National Women's Studies Association
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