What is Doctor of Education?
{{no sources|date=December 2023}} The '''Doctor of Education''' ('''Ed.D.''' or '''D.Ed.''') is a research or professional doctoral [[degree]] that focuses on the field of education. It prepares the holder for [[Academia|academic]], [[research]], administrative, [[Clinical psychology|clinical]], or professional positions in educational, civil and public [[Institution|institutions]] in most countries. == United States == In the [[United States]], the EdD tends to be granted by the school of education of universities and is a terminal degree in education. Majors within the EdD may include: [[Counselor|counseling]], [[curriculum]] and instruction and curriculum and teaching, educational administration, [[education]] [[policy]], educational [[psychology]], educational technology, higher education, [[Human resources|human resource development]], [[language]], leadership or technology and [[innovation]] in [[instruction]]. The EdD is used for people such as a [[professor]] or [[Lecture|lecturer]] in a [[university]]. It may also be used in administrative positions in education and human development field, such as superintendent of [[School|schools]], human resource director, or [[principal]]. [[Category:Education]] [[Category:Teachers]]