Even though an Ed.D. may not be favorably considered to get a university position, I think that having education classes definitely would. During my last interview for an assistant professor position I was asked if I ever had any education courses (which I haven't). Also, during our last search, when I was a member of the search committee, we discussed favorably candidates who had an education background, but they all had Ph. D.s. Tiffany Doan
Tiffany M. Doan, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Biology Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley Street New Britain, CT 06050 Phone: 860-832-2676; Fax: 860-832-2594 http://www.biology.ccsu.edu/doan/ "There is grandeur in this view of life. . . from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." --Charles Darwin --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Jay Beugly <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jay Beugly <[email protected]> Subject: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 3:50 PM I have indeed decided to pursue a PhD, but I thought that I would take this opportunity to inform ECOLOG subscribers about some of the misconceptions with an EdD. The university that I am currently enrolled in has two EdD options. The most common option is a doctorate of education in science education. The science education option is designed for individuals interested in K-12 education (Not me). The second option is a doctorate of education in science. It is designed for students who have interest in research but are more interested in teaching at the university level. The second option requires a research project that provides a significant contribution to your research area (fish ecology in my case) and 4 courses specifically designed for teaching at the university level. Based on the responses I have received it seems unlikely that I would be granted an interview if my vitae included EdD and not a PhD. Jay Beugly [email protected] This is a quick review of some of the responses I have received for those of you who are interested. EdD won’t qualify you to teach in a university’s biology department EdD is a BS with makeup EdD qualifies you to teach high school only Multiple respondents had never heard of an EdD NSF identifies an EdD as a research doctorate equivalent to a PhD Many, but not all, respondents with a PhD viewed the EdD very negatively. It appears that earning an EdD make working with or amongst PhDs more difficult due to some lack of respect
