Rethinking the ED.D. to Transform Classroom Teaching

Centering Social Justice in EdD Programs

“…For instance, Coates and Sirakkos (2016), describing the Kutztown University teacher education EdD program, construct a social justice orientation that builds on the notion of "transformative intellectuals" (Giroux, 1988) who are empowered classroom change agents. At the University of Missouri, the Educational Leadership EdD program draws on Freirean critical pedagogy (Freire, 1970) to develop leaders focused on advocacy, transformation, and emancipation.…”