Completing Your EdD: The Essential Guide to the Doctor of Education

by Iona Burnell Reilly, Jodi Roffey-Barentsen

Overview

Undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) can be a daunting yet career-defining task. Through engaging with research, increasing your networks, and conducting your own research project, you will advance your professional practice and understanding of your field. 
Completing your EdD is the new essential text to guide you through your doctorate. It provides a thorough and comprehensive guide intended to accompany you as you successfully progress through your EdD. It is packed with critical information covering key topics from both the taught modules you will undertake and advice for conducting your own research project. Coverage includes writing at doctoral level, conducting a literature review, theoretical frameworks, research ethics, the relationship with your supervisor, and more. Bridging theory and practice, chapters include practical, real-life examples taken from EdD students' experiences and work, as well as extracts offered by practitioners.
Written by current EdD teachers, programme leaders and supervisors, and featuring feedback from recently completed EdD students, this vital resource is a must-read for any EdD candidate and will remain a go-to guide for qualified professionals working in education and beyond.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789735666
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	09/14/2020
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Iona Burnell is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the Cass School of Education and Communities at the University of East London, UK. Her research interests include widening participation, social class and inequalities in education, and the experiences of mature students in higher education.  

Jodi Roffey-Barentsen is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader at the School of Education at the University of Brighton, UK. Her research interests include reflective practice, employability and widening participation.

Table of Contents

Author Biographies ix

Foreword xiii

Introduction Iona Burnell Jodi Roffey-Barentsen 1

1 The Structure of a Professional Doctorate in Education; Why Choose it? Jane Creaton 7

2 Your Relationship with your Supervisor Sue Taylor 33

3 Ethics in Educational Research Paula Zwozdiak-Myers 61

4 Writing the Literature Review Leena Helavaara Robertson 91

5 Developing a Theoretical Framework Mike Watts 113

6 Research Design and Methodological Approaches Kate Hoskins 137

7 Analysing and Interpreting Data Jim Crawley 163

8 Getting over the Finishing Line Iona Burnell Gerry Czerniawski 191

9 The Examination Process and Your Viva Jodi Roffey-Barentsen Richard Malthouse 215

10 Post Qualification - Now You're a Doctor, What Next? Jodi Roffey-Barentsen 239

Index 259

Editorial Reviews

"The book provides essential reading to help students understand what an EdD entails…it is also a valuable resource for programme leaders and supervisors."

Carol Robinson

Written by experienced supervisors of professional doctorate programmes in education (EdD), this edited collection is an essential guide for not only for those about to embark on a EdD, but also those who have begun their studies.

Tony Hudson