Proclamation recognizes November 20 as Doctor of Education Day

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Contact:
Jeffrey Moniz, (808) 956-9679
Director, Doctor of Education Program, College of Education
Jennifer Parks, (808) 956-0416
Communications Coordinator, College of Education
Posted: Nov 20, 2014

The EdD Program celebrated its first 28 graduates in summer 2014.
The EdD Program celebrated its first 28 graduates in summer 2014.

Governor Neil Abercombie and Lieutenant Governor Shan S. Tsutsui of the State of Hawaiʻi have proclaimed November 20, 2014, as Doctor of Education (EdD) Day in recognition of the Doctor of Education (EdD) Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

In summer 2014, the EdD Program graduated its first professional practice cohort of 28 doctoral students representing a diverse mix of administrators and teachers from the public school system, the private school sector and the UH system.

The EdD Program was developed by UH Mānoa's College of Education along with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools.

The entities collaborated in creating a rigorous and relevant Education Doctorate that focuses on the educational practitioner and the principles of leadership, collaborative problem solving, applied research skills and critical reflection.

“The State of Hawai’i recognizes the commitment of the College of Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools to the critical and ethical transformation of education and for meeting the needs of Hawaiʻi's children,” according to a proclamation issued by the Governor’s Office.

The UH Mānoa EdD program is a member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.  The group of 53 colleges and universities is committed to the redesign of the education doctorate to make it stronger and more relevant to the advanced preparation of school practitioners and clinical faculty, academic leaders and professional staff for the nation’s schools and colleges, and the learning organizations that support them.

View the EdD informational brochure: https://coe.hawaii.edu/documents/1415

High resolution photos avaiable: Graduates and Graduates & UHM Staff

For more information, visit: https://coe.hawaii.edu/academics/educational-foundations/edd