Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Kean's Ed.D. in Educational Leadership is the doctoral degree sought by the next generation of K-12 educational leaders.
With a focus on K-12 administration in public and charter schools, Kean's doctoral program prepares you to powerfully lead school districts and educational organizations with vision, managerial expertise and effective research skills.
Our program uses an innovative, interdisciplinary, professional-oriented model that integrates your coursework with practical experience, culminating in a full-year internship in a school district or community education agency.
As a Kean graduate, you will be at the forefront of educational progress and change in school districts across New Jersey and beyond.

Kean's educational leadership students learn theory and practice that they can use in their careers.
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Faculty
Efthimia Christie, Ed.D., Assistant Professor | Marnie McKoy, Ed.D., Lecturer |
Lauren Wells, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow | Rafael Inoa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor |

Going for my doctorate gave me the confidence to know I could do the superintendent job and do it well. When I started the doctoral program, I was a vice principal in Linden. What I learned during the program made me apply for a principal position, which I got."

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