Ph.D. and Ed .D 1n Ed ucat ional S tudie s P r o grams
Director: Kc, in La\\' son, Ed.D.
transition in their career path. T he c urri c ulum partic ul ar!,· e ncourages critical thinking, inrcgrati\ ·e sy n thesis o f Scripture and soc ia l sc i ence data , and ori gina l resea rch. Cou rses tvpicall v fol lo"' a graduate sem inar format requiring s tudent initiative for significant partic ipa tion in class d iscuss ion. Sma ll class sizes of 8- 12 stud ents perm it s uch a dial og ical fo rmar 1 an important c lement for promoting cr it ica l and integrat in; t hinking .
include d in one's progra m to stuck further the re la t ionship o f e d uca tiona l a nd t heo logical conce ptions. As members of a C hri st ian uni \ crsity community, program facu lty be lieve that relating one's faith to an academic di scipline goes beyond the theoretical a nd cogniti ve . Opport u nit ies for fcllo\\'ship, dia log ue and worship arc seen as ,·ital parts of th e coca! e ducational p rocess . Talbot School o f T heol ogy spo nsors a wccklv chapel sc n · icc. Var ious di scussion times over meals and mhcr social acti,· itics pro , id c a n o pportunit,· fo r informal. out-ol~c lass interact ion wit h faculty a nd s tudents . Students are also e nco uraged to become in"o lvcd in o ne of t he man y loca l churches in th e Southern California area.
com p e tc nci in research a nd th e contributi o n of t hcor\' to the p rac t ice of educat iona l rnini st r \'. Re sea rch training in t h e Ph.D. program is st rong in sc lcctcd area" of ongoing facul ty research. Both degree prog ram s arc offered in the normal reside n tial for mat, o r with a m inimum resid entia l format. MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL MODULAR OPTION - PH .D. & ED.D . For thw,c "ho ca nnot loca lI\' access a doctoral p rog ram in e du cation "ith C h ristian pcr,pcc ti,cs, "" offcr bot h of our doc tora l degree program, in a spec ial fo rm a t. Th e use o f m o dul a r co urse \\'Ork makes it possib le for st ud e nts to contin ue ministerin1; with their currl'. nt orga ni 1.a ci ons \\ hilc complet ing thcir Ph. I)_ or " d. 1) . in J;ducatio n a l Studies deg ree. T"o distinct tracks arc a, ·ailablc for each degree. Ph.D. - Current Faculty Track The c u rrent facu!t,· t rack is open o nh· ro full-time o r adj unct facult, in Ch ri st ian highe r c:du ca tion \I ho meet the regu lar qualifi cations for adm iss ion to o u r res i dent ial doctoral pro1;rarn. lt ,cr\'eS the needs of facult, · ca ll e d to teach \\ ithin the broad t~clds of Christ ian educat ion and practical rhco l ogv who h,n c not ,·ct ea rn ed the ir d octo ral degree. b u t "ho ca nnot relocate to pursue a program . Partnership " ·ith \'our School: Th i, track is designe d to bring together rcsourccs and s upport from vo ur sc hoo l and from 'J'albot to hclp you complete vour course of stud y. The application materi als pro\'idc a fu ll desc r ip t ion o f the support needed from vour sc h oo l for ,our participation in thi, program (c.g.. a doctornl men to r, and rcduct ion of work load during t he course \\'Clrk phase) .
FACULTY ProfeS>ors: \nthOn), Dirks, I"lcr. I,,1\1 son .\ ssociate Professor: C unning ham Assistant Professor: Kirn
OBJECTIVES
Talbot Sc hoo l of' Theo logy of 13iola l ' n i, crs ity o f ft:rs grad ua te \\'O r k lt:ading to the Doctor of J;:ducation ( l·:d .D. ) an d the Docto r of l'hil osoph, (Ph.D. ) d egrees in 1-:ducational Studies . Talbot's doctor,11 programs arc accn.:d itcd b) the .\ssociation of Theologica l School, and the \\'cstcrn r\ ssoc ia tion of Sc hools and Colleges. The doctor,11 ckgrcc, esta bli s hed in 198-t, is offered \\'ithin the Depart ment of Chr ist ia n "ducation at · I'al bot School of· rheo log,. The doctora l cou rse of study is designed for men a n d \\'ome n to enhance their leadership ro les in a nuict') of ed ucat ion al miniseries "·ithin God's J..:ingd orn - the loca l church, educat ional institutions. parachurch, and rnini l-i try organi za t ions throughout the\\ orld. Studcnts come to t he program alread, hm in/.( com ple ted a grad u ate dt.:grcx and ~ignificant mini~try ex perience in t he field of ed uca tional ministry. In general. doctoral students ,1rc establis hed \I it hin a particular ministr) orga ni 1.ar ion and return follo\\'ing comp letion of the progr,1m. .\ fc" students arc in
DISTINCTI VES
An important compo nent o f the T albot doc toral progra m is the intcgrati,·c synthes is of socia l sc i e nce darn \\'ithin a Christian world vie\\' perspective. Since both edu ca tion and t heology add ress the human cond ition , the doctoral fac ul ty bclic, ·c there is a great dea l to be gai n e d by a n intcrdisc iplinarv st ud y of biblica l a nd th eo log ical kn o\\' ledgc. phil osophi cal issues, huma n de,·e loprnent, the teac h ing- le arning p rocess, and iss ues of leadership. Co n sc qu cnth·, s tu dents arc ex pec ted to come to the progra m "ith a su ffici e nt b ac k g ro und of theo logica l training. (A minimum of 18 grad ua te unit s of' Bibl e and t h e ology is required. For t hose lacking these prerequi sites. distance karning courses arc a,a il a ble fro m T albo t School of Thcolog). Con tact t he Graduate Ad mi ss ions office fur furth e r infor rna tion.) I n a d dit ion, clcct i \'(; co urses in t h eo logy may be
DEGREES OFFERED ■ Docto r of Educat ion ■ Docto r of Phi losophy
Th e Ed.D. a nd the Ph.D. pro grams ge ne rally s ha re a common fo undation of required co re courses. Students se lect ing T a l bot's Ed.D. in Educationa l Stud ies arc ge n era ll y focused on imp ro\' ing th e ir educa ti o nal lead ersh ip and teaching in t he ir prac tice of rn iniscr,· lead ers hip, while a lso develop ing kn ow ledge and s kill s of resea rch. Those choosing T a lbot's Ph.D. in Educational Studies degree a rc interested in combining cducarional mi n ist ry leaders hip and teac hin g with a strong e m p has is in d c , ·e loping a
SAMPLE PH.D. SCHEDULE (-IS units of coursc\\Ork, comprehcnsi,c examination, and dissertat ion)
4 Years - Full-time study* - General Emphasis** - Res idential Program
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HO.) I Inman l)en;\opmL:nt & I ,earn ing 805 'l't..:athm.g & Curriculum Theory
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806 Theolo,gical Research & lntel(fation
801 Philosop h. Issues in 1•:d Swdic, 3 808 Stat. :--l c thod, in Ed. Research 3
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Ed.D. - Modular Tra ck
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SCI, 80.l Qual1tati,·c Research
Th e Ed.D. modular track 1s o p e n co any person who meets the regular qual ifi catio n s fo r admission to the re,idcnti,tl doc
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88-l Docrnral Internship
886 Comp rehcnsi, c Exam Orienta. 0
890 Dissertation Ori entation
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tora l program.
Third Year
Modular Design
K87 Cornprehcn,i,c l~,aminarion ·
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89 1 Di sscmn ion•
Courses arc offered in June (four "eeks) and J a nu ar, (o n e \\'CCk) each , car. Prcli rni nar, and fol lo\\· up a,s ignmcnts arc a part of each course. Student, "ill need to trans fer in certain ,1d\'a nccd resea rc h methods co urse\\ ork. spec iticd fo r each trac k, from ot he r acc red ite d uni,·c r!')ities near where thev li,·c. Si nce course " ork must rn c~ t cer-
890 Dissertation Orientation
Fourth Year 891 Dissertation
89 1 Disserta tion
Dissertat ion Defense and Graduation
Student, ,, irh gon;rnrncnt
loan\ or wi th international ~cudcnt ,·i~a.'i lllU.'it maintain full-cirnt.: studt..:nt snHu ~ each fall and ..:;pr ing
semester" hilc enrolled in doctoral stud ic, (min imum 9 units per fall and spring semes ters). Students enroll ed in 887 arc con,idcrcd full-time swdcnts for that semester onh. During dissertation swdies, swde nts arc gi,·cn full-time sraw, up to four semesters of 891. · • Students in the '-'on-profit I,cadcrship Emphasis \\'ill subs titLJtc core comscs 80-1 and 818 for 803 and 805 listed in thi s sample sched ule.
T~18 • Talbot Scho ol of Th eology
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