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EdD

EdD

1 6.2
A university degree for people who study education at the highest level
  • noun
  • /ˌiːˌdiːˈdiː/
  • Specialized
: EdD
  • Ann Miller earned an EdD in music education from the University of Illinois in 1995.
  • EdD or PhD
  • EdD doctorate
  • held an EdD

Examples

  • For example, 41 men holding the EdD represent 25% of all men in the study sample. Table 3

    Academic text (2008)
  • Amy Burkman, EdD, is an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Texas A&M Commerce.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In this sample, 39% of those holding a doctorate held an EdD.

    Academic text (2008)
  • More than half (56%) reported the doctorate (PhD or EdD) as their highest earned degree.

    Academic text (2004)
  • One teacher held a doctoral degree (EdD), 25 teachers held a master's degree, and 6 teachers held a bachelor's degree.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Donna Lynn Rew, EdD, MSN, is a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Margaret M. Dawson, EdD, is a psychologist with the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Dutchess Maye, EdD, received a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

    Academic text (2011)
  • UMES also instituted a new Educational Leadership (EDLD) EdD doctorate program with a strand in Career and Technology Education in 2002.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Ann Miller earned an EdD in music education from the University of Illinois in 1995.

Synonyms

Doctor of Education
vsEdD
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A university degree for advanced study and research about teaching and schools

is the same degree named more briefly without the research emphasis
DEd
vsEdD
1 8.1

A university degree for people who work in education

is a variant written form differing in capitalization or abbreviation

Surface Forms

EdD singular
EdDs plural

Etymology

The word EdD is a short form of Doctor of Education. Ed is short for 'education', from the Latin educare meaning 'to lead out', and D stands for 'doctor', a word that originally meant 'teacher'. So an EdD is a top university degree for people who lead, teach, and work to improve education.