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Undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) can be a daunting yet career-defining task. Through engaging with research, increasing your networks, and conducting your own research project, you will advance your professional practice and understanding of your field.
This second edition of Completing Your EdD is the newly updated essential text to guide you through your doctorate. It provides a thorough and comprehensive guide intended to accompany you as you successfully progress through your EdD. It is packed with critical information covering key topics from both the taught modules you will undertake and advice for conducting your own research project. Updated coverage includes the process of developing a research proposal, researcher positionality tensions and dilemmas, researching digital spaces and related ethical issues, conducting a literature review, theoretical frameworks, the relationship with your supervisor, and much more. Bridging theory and practice, chapters include practical, real-life examples taken from EdD students' experiences and work, as well as extracts offered by practitioners.
Written by current EdD teachers, programme leaders and supervisors, and featuring feedback from recently completed EdD students, this vital resource is a must-read for any EdD candidate and will remain a go-to guide for qualified professionals working in education and beyond.
Inspiring, Comprehensive, and Practical
I wholeheartedly endorse Completing Your EdD: The Essential Guide to the Doctor of Education. This invaluable resource significantly enhanced my journey through the EdD program at the University of Liverpool. The book offers practical insights, strategies, and encouragement that helped me navigate the challenges of my studies. Its clear guidance and supportive tone made the daunting process of completing an EdD feel manageable and achievable. I am grateful for the wisdom shared in this book, which has truly shaped my academic experience and personal growth. I highly recommend it to any aspiring EdD candidate seeking clarity and inspiration on their educational journey.
Dr Iona Burnell Reilly is an interdisciplinary qualitative researcher in the fields of Sociology, Education and Positive Psychology. Based in the School of Childhood and Social Care at the University of East London, Iona’s current role is Research Degrees Leader. She also leads the Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. Iona completed her own Doctor of Education at the University of Sheffield in 2013 and has continued to lecture, research, publish and examine on topics related to the psychology and sociology of higher education.
Dr Jodi Roffey-Barentsen is Principal Lecturer and Research Mentoring Lead at the School of Education, Sports and Health Sciences at the University of Brighton. She teaches undergraduate courses in Education and Early Childhood Education and contributes to postgraduate courses including the PGCE, Further Education and Skills, MA in Education and EdD. She supervises EdD and PhD students and is experienced in viva voce examinations (internal/external examining and chairing). Furthermore, Jodi is a member of the Education Research and Enterprise Group. Her research interests include Reflective Practice, Lifelong Learning, and Employability.
Foreword; Gina Wisker
Chapter 1. The structure of a Professional Doctorate in Education; why choose it?; Jane Creaton
Chapter 2. The research proposal; Bethany Kelly
Chapter 3. Ethics in educational research; Paula Nadine Zwozdiak-Myers
Chapter 4. Writing the literature review; Part A: Leena Helavaara Robertson; Part B: Win Pang
Chapter 5. Developing a theoretical framework; Mike Watts
Chapter 6. Researcher positionality, power and doctoral research; Gerry Czerniawski and Michelle Thomason
Chapter 7. Research design and methodological approaches; Kate Hoskins
Chapter 8. Researching digital spaces: Methods and ethics; Nic Crowe and Kate Hoskins
Chapter 9. Analysing and interpreting data; Jim Crawley
Chapter 10. Getting over the finishing line; Iona Burnell Reilly and Gerry Czerniawski
Chapter 11. The examination process and your viva; Jodi Roffey-Barentsen and Richard Malthouse
Chapter 12. Your relationship with your supervisor; Susan Taylor
Chapter 13. Post qualification – now you’re a doctor, what next?; Jodi Roffey-Barentsen