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.
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Dr. Tina Marshall-Bradley is an Associate Dean I in the Master of Science in Education (MSED) program in the Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University where she works with students, faculty and staff on preparing educators to meet the needs of all students. Dr. Marshall-Bradley's professional experiences have been rich and varied to include being the founding dean of a school of education; working at the state level on regulatory issues; holding faculty positions at state and private colleges as well as at a military college; working at the Giza plateau in Cairo, Egypt, and working at NASA’s Langley Research Center. She has worked in the area of educator preparation for the past thirty years. Her current research focuses on quality services for students underserved by the education system, comparative education and education innovation. She has received funding for research on interdisciplinary study on skills of the future and educators knowledge and application of social change. Dr. Marshall-Bradley's work in education preparation has been primarily focused on assessment for the past fifteen years. She has established as well as evaluated assessment systems in higher education. She has worked as a leader at Walden University in strategic initiatives.
EDUC 6610 - Teacher As Professional
EDUC 6729 - Assessment and the English Language Learner
PhD, Iowa State University
MS, Nova Southeastern University
BS, College of Charleston
Angie Kennedy Educational Foundation, President - Orangeburg
Fulbright Binational Commission Faculty Fellow, American University, Cairo, Egypt, 1995
Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Preparation and Part, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010
Bradley, G. C., Marshall-bradley, T., Marshall-bradley, T. (2008). Joining the PACT: Ensuring quality education for all African American students in South Carolina.
Marshall-bradley, T. (2005). Engaging the experts: Middle level teachers in partnership with university programs. South Carolina Journal of Middle Level Education
Zamora, J. E., Marshall-bradley, T. (2015). The Walden International Student. RWRCOEL
Ross, A., Marshall-bradley, T. (2016). Peace Be Still: Supporting Work/Life Balance Among Adult International Students. National Association for Multicultural Education
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