EdS students do not Contributions can occur; write a dissertation. Contributions are not however, most students EdS students create a expected; practitioner use existing capstone project to Methodological programs utilize existing methodological schema integrate the designs, with minor, if any, for enhancement of knowledge and skills modification. empirical and theoretical acquired in their course outcomes. of study in their practice. Strong empirical There is little contribution contributions can be beyond the application of a expected, as these particular method to a Empirical programs are grounded in different population than rigorous and systematic those evidenced in the empirical research literature. approaches. Application is the main Application of the research emphasis of the practitioner is a concern of the PhD doctorate dissertation; the program, but not a focal study, from point; studies can describe Application conceptualization to their potential benefit to analysis, is conducted in practice, but are not the context of explicitly designed to that organizational practice and end. leadership. Existing theory is rigorously evaluated and Contributions are not compared to empirical expected; theoretical Theoretical findings; novel theoretical elements are used to frame contributions and the study. augmentations can be an emphasis of the research. The model is a This emphasizes the framework for utilizing scholarship and Governing Model doctoral-level skills toward stewardship of the applied organizational academic field. problems.
Methodological Contributions are not expected; practitioner programs utilize existing designs, with minor, if any, modification. Contributions can occur; however, most students use existing methodological schema for enhancement of empirical and theoretical outcomes. EdS students do not write a dissertation. EdS students create a capstone project to integrate the knowledge and skills acquired in their course of study in their practice. Empirical There is little contribution beyond the application of a particular method to a different population than those evidenced in the literature. Strong empirical contributions can be expected, as these programs are grounded in rigorous and systematic empirical research approaches. Application Application is the main emphasis of the practitioner doctorate dissertation; the study, from conceptualization to analysis, is conducted in the context of organizational practice and leadership. Application of the research is a concern of the PhD program, but not a focal point; studies can describe their potential benefit to practice, but are not explicitly designed to that end. Theoretical Contributions are not expected; theoretical elements are used to frame the study. Existing theory is rigorously evaluated and compared to empirical findings; novel theoretical contributions and augmentations can be an emphasis of the research. Governing Model The model is a framework for utilizing doctoral-level skills toward applied organizational problems. This emphasizes the scholarship and stewardship of the academic field.
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