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. Yvonne Doll’s formal training is in leadership and management where she has served in various Amy leader roles over her 26-year military career and 18 years as a graduate level educator. Dr. Doll served as an associate professor in the Department of Command and Leadership at the US Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS. She then moved into higher education positions related to mentoring doctoral students, faculty leadership, curriculum design, and assessment at two online universities. At Walden University, she teaches doctoral residencies and is the Faculty Onboarding and Development Coordinator. Dr. Doll has served on over 125 successful doctoral committees.
Dr. Doll’s current research interests focus primarily on organizational leadership. She has presented at numerous conferences including the Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations and the Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management. Dr. Doll has published over 10 peer reviewed articles as well as 3 historical fiction books on leadership in the military. In 2018, she was recognized by the US Army Women’s Foundation for her scholarly contributions to the field and she was a Walden University Rita Turner Award recipient. In 2023, she received her 3rd Rita Turner award from Walden University.
DDBA 8151 - Organizational Leadership: Doctoral Theory and Practice
DDBA 9000 - Mentoring
DDBA 8001 - Mentoring
DDBA 8005 - Doctoral Study Foundations
DDBA 8521 - Seminar in Change Management
DM, University of Phoenix
MS, University of Southern California
BS, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Certificate in Information Systems, University of Southern California
Eastern Kansas Veteran’s Administration (EKHCS) Women's Advocate, Committee Member - Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Military Retiree Committee, Committee Member - Fort Leavenworth
Rita Turner Award, Walden University, 2018
University of Phoenix Alumni Association, University of Phoenix, 2014
VanDyke, R. R., Doll, Y. (2014). Refined by Fire.
Doll, Y., VanDyke, R. (2015). Trailblazers.
Doll, Y., Va, R. (2018). Athena Unleashed.
Doll, Y. (2008). Applying the Kotter Model: Making transformational change in a large organization: Transformational change and the 1999 United States Army. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management
Tiemann, K. A., McNeal, R. B., Lucal, B., Ender, M. G., Doll, Y. (2008). Leadership competencies and promotion factors of U.S. women general officers.
Doll, Y. (2016). Honoring our women veterans of Vietnam. Veteran's Administration
Lovald, J., Turner, F., Doll, Y. (2016). Supporting our military connected learners. Walden University
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