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| Name | Program | Degree | Name of College, University | School's Profile | |||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - Early Childhood Education | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| As the demographics of the family and workforce change, the nation is increasingly turning its attention to the critical need for early child development and education. At Walden, you will develop the expertise to lead in the development of new program practices, to apply emerging research on development in the early years and to conceptualize new paradigms for early learning. Graduates attain key positions in college teaching, research endeavors, leadership positions and advocacy roles addressing the young child, birth through age 8. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - Educational Technology | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| According to Quality Education Data, more than 90 percent of American schools and more than 60 percent of American classrooms are wired today for Internet use. Walden’s specialization helps develop leaders who can effectively apply technology to learning and teaching in schools and school districts across the country. At Walden you will become highly skilled in course development and delivery using technology, integration of technology in the curriculum, cognition and technology-based instruction and the management of technology for improved learning. Graduates occupy positions as technology leaders at school and district levels, in colleges, universities and private enterprises, and serve in college and university teaching and research positions. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - General Program | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| The General Program in Education is intended for students whose professional practice and career goals cover a range of educational topics or are interdisciplinary, combining specific education subjects with complementary subjects from the humanities or social, natural and behavioral sciences. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - Higher Education | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| During the 21st century, America's colleges and universities will undergo profound changes as the student population changes predominantly to mature, working adults and as the methods of teaching and learning shift to electronic learning and other distance approaches. At Walden, you will develop proficiency in knowing how individuals, particularly adults, learn most effectively, what tools and strategies best promote learning and in what contexts, and how educational systems and policies can be changed to create focused learning opportunities. Graduates hold leadership, administrative, teaching and research positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States providing academic and student services, professional development services and filling policy making and implementation roles. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - K-12 Educational Leadership | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| Second only to the impending teacher shortage in America is the developing shortage of educational leadership at school, district and state levels. Walden's K-12 specialization provides a much-needed new model for advanced study in the field of educational leadership. A highly flexible, student-centered curriculum is designed to create local, regional, and state educational leaders who can relate to diverse, multi-cultural, K-12 and community-based school populations. Career professionals in education who work, or wish to work, in leadership and policy development at the building, district, regional or state level will find the specialization particularly suited to their needs for advanced study and certification and licensure. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - Knowledge Management | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| For a growing number of organizations, the management of knowledge and learning for strategic purposes has led to the introduction of new professional roles, including that of Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO). Building on the strengths of both the Education and Management Divisions, Walden’s specialization in Knowledge Management addresses the needs of corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations for expertise in this emerging field. A specialization in Knowledge Management as offered by the School of Education, prepares students to lead organizational change efforts and to leverage corporate knowledge and learning for tangible organizational results. The degree granted is the Ph.D. in Education. The specialization includes three core courses in Knowledge Management and a capstone seminar. After completing the core courses, students take four courses in Knowledge Management and two courses elected from the other field (e.g., Learning Management) and a three-course social science research sequence. Three Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs) are undertaken by the student from among those available in the Higher Education specialization, or the General Program. The capstone seminar and an original inquiry resulting in a dissertation complete the program. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - Learning Management | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| For a growing number of organizations, the management of knowledge and learning for strategic purposes has led to the introduction of new professional roles, including that of Chief Learning Officer (CLO). Building on the strengths of both the School of Education and the School of Management, Walden's specialization in Learning Management addresses the needs of corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations for expertise in this emerging field. A specialization in Learning Management as offered by the School of Education, prepares students to lead organizational-change efforts and to leverage corporate knowledge and learning for tangible organizational results. The degree granted is the Ph.D. in Education. The specialization includes three core courses in Knowledge and Learning Management and a capstone seminar. After completing the core courses, students take four courses in Learning Management, two courses elected from Knowledge Management and a three-course social science research sequence. Three Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs) are undertaken by the student from among those available in the Higher Education specialization or the General Program. The capstone seminar and an original inquiry resulting in a dissertation complete the program. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - Self-Designed | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| Some educators are interested in fields that are just emerging and are not as yet recognized as areas of specialization. The Self-Designed specialization allows such individuals to create a program of study that is clearly focused on new and emerging ideas and practices. Graduates occupy positions in innovative and creative settings that support experimentation, change and the development of new practice paradigms. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Education - Special Education | Education | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| Most K-12 educators are strong advocates for improved services for exceptional/disabled individuals. Unfortunately, resources for the delivery of these services are often far less than schools and school districts desire. At Walden, you will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to provide leadership in the special education field and to better assist your own students in the self-actualization process. Emphasis is on services to exceptional/disabled individuals and to the related areas of special education administration including law, finance and ethics. Graduates hold leadership, administrative and teaching positions in schools and school districts and research and teaching positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Health Services - Community Health | Healthcare | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| The Community Health specialization prepares professionals to plan and deliver preventive health services to communities and individuals, including underserved communities and populations with special needs. Graduates of this specialization are prepared to conduct and evaluate services that improve the delivery of programs to reduce individual risk factors for disease. Graduates are also prepared to promote the health of communities, including programs in settings such as clinics, schools and work sites through assessment, policy and assurance. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Health Services - General Program | Healthcare | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| An increased emphasis on cost-containment. A shortage of health professionals. Populations without access to medical care or preventive services. Emergence of new diseases, and reemergence of infectious diseases. Personal behavioral health risk factors. Policies that promote socioeconomic conditions that are unhealthful. The integration of complementary and alternative health into Western scientific medical practice. These are just a few of the challenges in Health Services and medical care in the United States. The Ph.D. in Health Services program prepares you to serve at the forefront of the design and delivery of cutting-edge health services in the private and public sectors. Health services students examine both the theoretical foundations of knowledge and the practical application of theory to real-world problems. This dual approach encourages students to develop themselves as scholar-practitioners ready to meet the challenges in contemporary health care. The General Program offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of health services. You'll study health services from a general social and behavioral sciences perspective, making it an appropriate program for a broad range of health services professionals. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Health Services - Health Administration | Healthcare | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| This specialization prepares professionals to administer health and medical care services within the “integrated delivery systems” model. This specialization also prepares professionals to become administrators of health profession programs (e.g. nursing, public health and allied health) in higher education institutions. The focus is on the functional areas of health services such as: - Human, financial and information resources - Management of the stages in the continuum of care - The administration of services in a specific type of institution or industry Graduates are prepared to provide administrative leadership and to conduct research to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the services they administer. - The functional management concentration includes the following categories: - Clinical Resources Management - Facilities Management - Financial Management - Human Resources Management - Information Management/Health Information - Marketing Management - Operations Management - Public Policy Management The “continuum of care” approach involves focusing on the administration of services and organizations associated with one of the following levels of care: - Preventive Care - Intake/Screening - Diagnosis - Treatment - Restorative Care - Continuing Care - Evidence-based Public Health The institutional/industry-specific approach calls for concentrating on the administration of one of the following organizational types: - Alternative Delivery Systems - Consulting Firms - Consumer Health Advocacy - Foundations - Higher Education - Insurance Providers - Industry Suppliers - International Health Agencies - Managed Care Organizations - Military/Veterans Health Facilities - Professional Associations - Public Health Departments | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Health Services - Health and Human Behavior | Healthcare | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| The Health and Human Behavior specialization focuses on how individuals, groups within organizations and populations act and react within the context of individual and community well being and illness. This specialization includes complementary healthcare, public health policy, ethics, and gerontology.The Health and Human Behavior specialization focuses on how individuals, groups within organizations and populations act and react within the context of individual and community well being and illness. This specialization includes complementary healthcare, public health policy, ethics, and gerontology. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Health Services - Health Promotion & Education | Healthcare | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| The Health Promotion and Education Specialization serves students interested in providing leadership in health promotion and education in settings such as: - Communities - Schools - Work sites - Clinics - Government agencies - Not-for-profit organizations The specialization prepares students to provide leadership in the planning and administration of health promotion and education programs, and leadership in conducting evaluative research on the effectiveness of those programs. The specialization combines KAM-based learning and electronically delivered, course-based learning in the foundational social and behavioral sciences, and electronically delivered, course-based learning in the advanced specialization courses. Both approaches together provide a comprehensive range of health promotion competencies. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Health Services - Self-Designed | Healthcare | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| A self-designed specialization offers maximum flexibility to meet your unique learning goals related to your current experience (professional, academic or volunteer). For example, a college nursing program faculty member could pursue a nursing-related specialty. Dentists, pharmacists, physical therapists and other health professionals could study the social behavioral aspects of their field. Or a researcher could focus on the relationship between behavior and biomedical factors. Because the self-designed specialization is developed in consultation with program faculty and approved by the program director, you can be assured of the same high quality learning experience offered in Walden's pre-established specializations. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Human Services - Clinical Social Work | Human Services | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| As the new millennium began, the impact of a previous decade of unprecedented changes in public health and human services policy was under way. According the American Public Human Services Association, federal reforms in the 1990s provided greater authority to states. In turn, state administrators created new partnerships with local governments, community- and faith-based organizations and the private sector to design and deliver human services. Human services practitioners also face an increasingly diverse clientele, as delivery systems and client populations become more multicultural and include a broader range of complex issues. The Ph.D. in Human Services will prepare you to serve at the forefront of the design and delivery of cutting-edge public services. It will prepare you to excel within a diverse service delivery system, and equip you with action-oriented research skills and context-sensitive knowledge for application within unique practice environments. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Human Services - Counseling | Human Services | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| The Counseling specialization focuses on healthy life adjustment; biopsychosocial stress; human diversity; and a synthesis of social, behavioral, and developmental approaches to human growth. Graduates utilize a learning philosophy which emphasizes developmental theories and the broad application of these theories to promote positive, health-oriented growth with emphasis on helping others achieve greater psychological, social, academic, vocational and ethical development. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Human Services - Criminal Justice | Human Services | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| The Criminal Justice specialization addresses current issues related to public safety, juvenile delinquency, the courts and prisons, as well as solutions to the control and elimination of criminal behavior. Students study demographic shifts, economic disparity among racial and ethnic groups, urban decay, interpersonal violence, and the increasing role of substance abuse and poverty in criminal behavior. Graduates are prepared to lead the complex process of changing the community’s social, educational, and economic infrastructures to reduce violence. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Human Services - Family Studies and Intervention Strategies | Human Services | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| The Family Studies and Intervention Strategies specialization provides students with an understanding of the utilization of advanced clinical theory and research methodology within a unique client-centered ecological context. Students are exposed to a broad spectrum of theoretical and clinical approaches to intervention, which emphasize the special needs of minority, gay and lesbian, single-parent, and low-income families. Graduates are particularly skilled at developing multi-modal therapeutic approaches and recognizing special treatment considerations within a diverse client delivery system. | |||||||||||||||
| Ph.D. in Human Services - General Program | Human Services | D | Walden University | ▤ | |||||||||||
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| As the new millennium began, the impact of a previous decade of unprecedented changes in public health and human services policy was under way. According the American Public Human Services Association, federal reforms in the 1990s provided greater authority to states. In turn, state administrators created new partnerships with local governments, community- and faith-based organizations and the private sector to design and deliver human services. Human services practitioners also face an increasingly diverse clientele, as delivery systems and client populations become more multicultural and include a broader range of complex issues. The Ph.D. in Human Services will prepare you to serve at the forefront of the design and delivery of cutting-edge public services. It will prepare you to excel within a diverse service delivery system, and equip you with action-oriented research skills and context-sensitive knowledge for application within unique practice environments. | |||||||||||||||
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