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.
Discover career opportunities in your area that match your interests.
Dr. Matthew Jones joined Walden University in 2009 and specializes in quantitative methods and organizational studies. He currently serves as a contributing faculty, chairing dissertation committees, in the School of Public Policy and Administration.
He has instructed research methods, statistics, program evaluation, and leadership classes at the graduate level for fifteen years. His professional background includes serving as a Police Officer, small-town Police Chief, Professor, and Consultant. He served as the Vice-President for the Greater Rochester chapter of American Society for Public Administration's as well as an executive board member of the section on Network and Complexity Studies. He is also a member of the American Statistical Association and American Public Health Association.
PhD, Portland State University
MPA, Portland State University
BA, Norwich University
Jones, M., de Valpine, M. G. (2018). A gentle reminder about P-values: What are we actually teaching?. Nurse Education Today
Lucas, J. W., Jones, M. (2017). An analysis of the deterrent effects of disciplinary segregation on institutional rule violation rates. Criminal Justice Policy Review
Nishishiba, M., Jones, M., Kraner, M. (2013). Research methods and statistics for public and nonprofit administrators: A practical guide.
Nishishiba, M., Arbetman, M., Kraner, M., Jones, M. (2012). Do Local Governments Matter. The Performance of Nations
de Guzman, M. C., Jones, M. (2012). E-Policing: Environmental and organizational correlates of website features and characteristics among large police departments in the united states of america. International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR)
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