Program Overview
Note: This program is not open for admissions.
The Ed.D. in Special Education Leadership, Shady Grove (SESG) equips special education leaders with skills to implement and oversee effective evidence-based interventions to maintain high expectations and ultimately close the achievement gap for the children with disabilities.
Key Features
The doctorate program includes the completion of a Capstone Project. This will involve research on a question or issue of interest to the scholar to be conducted under the mentorship of a UMD professor during the final year of the program. Scholars will have a formal defense of their project in the final semester of their program.
Learning Goals
Learning Goals
- Prepare educators to address the needs of students with disabilities, evaluate special and general education research to improve outcomes for students, and to understand current policy and legal issues regarding special education best practice.
- Specifically suited for special education teachers, related service professionals, principals, and special education administrators.
- Prepares educators for leadership positions such as Special Education Administrators, Regional Special Education Directors, and school-based Directors of Special Education programs.
Contact
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