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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Dr. Stacy Tyler completed her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Reading and Literacy at Kansas State University. Her dissertation titled Online literature discussions between children in the Deep South and Central United States: Sharing reflections, experiences, and culture, was completed using emerging online technologies. She earned a Master’s degree in Elementary Education and also an Elementary Principal/Administration Master’s +30 certification in Elementary Principalship from Western Kentucky University. Her Bachelor’s degree was completed at the University of Kentucky in Elementary Education.
Dr. Tyler’s teaching experience spans brick and mortar institutions and across different modalities in virtual settings of learning. She has contributed to student growth and learning in undergraduate through doctoral programs. Dr. Tyler’s academic background is in Elementary Education with interests and experience in reading, literacy, writing and instructional technology. She has been an elementary school teacher, assistant to a principal for teacher support, mentor teacher, and a faculty member at Capella University, Kansas State University, University of Texas at El Paso, Salve Regina University and George Mason University. She currently works part-time as a School Testing Coordinator in Northern Virginia and is joining Walden University as a Contributing Faculty Member in the Doctoral program for the Richard W. Riley College of Education and Human Sciences.
PhD, Kansas State University
MA, Western Kentucky University
MA, Western Kentucky University
BA, University of Kentucky
Capella University , Chair - Minneapolis
Fisher House, Volunteer - Washington
Faculty Excellence Award, Capella University, 2018
Tyler, S. (2015). Revisiting Students of The Long War: Reflections and Updates with Three Kindergarten Students from 2006 during the Spring of 2015. A Review of Their Participation in the study on the Use of Language Arts & Technology to Help Children Connect, Cope, and Communicate When a Parent is Deployed. . International Literacy Association
Tyler, S. (2009). The Long War: How Educators Use Language Arts & Technology to Help Children Connect, Cope, and Communicate When a Parent is Deployed,. Association of Teacher Educators
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