Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education & Care Department of Curriculum & Instruction College of Education & Human Development

Need for the Program Early education recognized as essential to child wellbeing and preventing the achievement gap Lack the higher education & leadership infrastructure to deliver on the promise – Shortages of early childhood education PhDs – Too few early education doctoral programs – Growing demand for early education faculty and researchers  Filling a critical gap

Faculty Expertise $1.5 million Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant to develop infrastructure for advanced study Over $4 million external funding in the last 5 yrs Grown EECIS BA Program from 15 to over 200 students in last 5 yrs Highly productive faculty Ph.D. program builds on faculty expertise ECEC Graduate Group

Program Development Purpose: to produce future leaders who are prepared to transform opportunities and outcomes for young children through skilled research, policy development, and innovative practices. 1.Problem-centered and solution-focused learning 2.Transdisciplinary competence 3.Urban/global/inclusive engagement

Graduates will be prepared to: Identify early childhood-related problems and successes that are most important to study systematically Conduct research in a spirit of collaborative inquiry Conduct rigorous research that informs early childhood policies and practices Design evidence-based interventions that are likely to support early childhood development and family well-being Apply research methodologies well-suited to the problems being investigated Take into account cultural, linguistic, social, and ability diversity Be a highly effective faculty member or other early childhood leader

Curriculum Overview Curriculum Area# of required courses# of credits required Core ECEC Courses515 Research Methods618 Concentration Courses39 Teaching Seminar13 Doctoral Seminars26 Research Team2 (1.5 credits each)3 Dissertation 9 Total19 courses63 credits

Four Transdisciplinary Concentrations 1.Learning and Teaching in the First Five Years 2.Leadership, Policy, and Finance in ECEC 3.Urban, Multilingual, and Global Contexts for Early Care and Education 4.Individualized

Resources Expenses include: – 5 new faculty, shared across BA, M.Ed, Post Master’s, and proposed PhD programs – 1 administrative staff – graduate assistantships – other expenses Program fully supported by growth in tuition/fees from EECIS Undergraduate Program

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Enrollment Projections # of Students Year 1 # of Students Year 2 # of Students Year 3 # of Students Year 4 New Full Time555 5 Continuing Full Time New Part Time Continuing Part Time Totals

Major Required (Core) Courses (Total # of courses required – all courses listed below are required) Course Number Course TitleCredit Hours ECHD 701Early Education and Care Policy3 ECHD 702Advanced Child Development3 ECHD 703Translating Research Into Practice3 ECHD 704Leadership and Change in Early Education and Care3 ECHD 705The Science of Early Learning3 ECHD 706Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Early Childhood Education and Care3 ECHD 707Teaching ECEC in Higher Education3 ECHD 708Research Team Seminar (semester 1)1.5 ECHD 708Research Team Seminar (semester 2)1.5 ECHD 709Early Childhood Education and Care Doctoral Seminar I3 ECHD 710Early Childhood Education and Care Doctoral Seminar II3 ECHD 899Dissertation Research (variable credit)9 SubTotal # Core Credits Required39 Research Methods Required Courses outside of Curriculum & Instruction Department (Choose one from Quantitative Methods List and one from Qualitative Methods List (Total courses required = 2 ) (attach list of choices if needed) Quantitative Choices EDLRS 741 ORResearch Methods in Educational Leadership II 3 CSP 708 ORIntermediate Statistics3 HIGHED 751Research methods in higher education: Quantitative analysis3 Qualitative Choices EDLRS 740 ORResearch Methods in Educational Leadership I3 PPOL-G609L ORQualitative Methods and Field Research3 HIGHED 752Research methods in higher education: Qualitative analysis3 SubTotal # Research Methods Required Choice Credits Required6

Research Elective Course Choices (Total courses required = 3) (Choose 3) EDLRS 743Measurement and Instrument Design3 EDLRS (under approval) Program Evaluation3 CSP 708Intermediate Statistics3 PSYCH 770Advanced Statistics3 SOCIOL L609Qualitative Methods and Field Research3 EDLRS 745Ethnography in Education Research3 SOCIOL 655Evaluation Research3 SOCIOL 660Survey Methodology3 PPOL-G 745Advanced Quantitative Methods3 APLING 704Advanced Discourse Analysis in Education3 APLING 705Advanced Ethnography and Language Policy3 SubTotal # Research Elective Credits Required9 SubTotal # Concentration Elective Credits Required (see course list below by concentration) 9 Prerequisite, Concentration or Other Requirements: For each of the three defined concentrations, students choose 3 courses from the choices listed for their concentration, all offered from other departments. For the individually designed concentration, students would develop a plan for those three courses with their advisor. CREDIT HOURS: 9 Learning and Teaching in the First Five Years Leadership, Policy, and Finance in ECEC Urban, Multilingual, And Global Contexts For ECEC