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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Dr. Schulz is currently an Associate Dean within the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. He was the Founding Director of Walden University’s Center for Social Change. He was previously an Associate Dean of Walden’s School of Management, and Director of the Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership at Albertus Magnus College.
Liam is an award-winning scholar in the fields of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, whose book, Creating Value Through Skill-Based Strategic Thinking and Entrepreneurial Leadership (Schulz & Hofer, Pergamon, 1999) has received critical acclaim. He earned a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Georgia, and a Master of Science in Political Science & Public Policy from Indiana University.
MGMT 9000 - Dissertation Research Mentor
WWMBA 6040 - Business Performance & Systems Thinking
WWMBA 6690 - Sustainable Business Practices and Strategies
PhD, University of Georgia
MA, Indiana University
BA, New College of Florida
Greenville, SC Meals on Wheels, Volunteer - Greenville
Fountain Inn Chorale, President - Fountain Inn
Academy of Management & NFIB Best Dissertation in Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Academy of Management & NFIB, 1995
Best Dissertation Research--Innovation & Technology, TIMS/ORSA, 1995
Schulz, W., Hofer, C. W. (2000). Creating Value Through Skill-Based Strategy & Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Schulz, W. C., Morgan, A. (2022). Developing a Learning Model for Caring, Inclusion & Social Change in an Online Environment.
Schulz, W. C., Konopa, J. (2022). Developing a Rubric for a Person-Centered Approach to Teaching in Inclusive Online Learning Spaces.
Schulz, W. (2013). Leadership Throughout an Organization Promotes Sustainable Success. Leader’s Edge Newsletter
Schulz, W. (2016). Are You Prepared to See the Forest and the Trees? Learning to See Strategically While Acting Tactically. The Journal of the American Management Association
Schulz, W. C. (2021). Care & Empathy in the Online Classroom: Towards Measurement of Faculty & Student Behavior that Increases Social Presence & Learning. Association for Leadership Science in Nursing
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