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A COMPARISON OF NON-TRADITIONAL CAPSTONE EXPERIENCES IN ED.D. PROGRAMS AT THREE HIGHLY SELECTIVE PRIVATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES by David A. Stevens A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2010
Copyright 2010 David A. Stevens
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| Title | A comparison of non-traditional capstone experiences in Ed.D. programs at three highly selective private research universities |
| Author | Stevens, David A. |
| Author email | vidvens@gmail.com; david.stevens@pepperdine.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-05-18 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-08-08 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Robison, Mark |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Gallagher, Karen Rueda, Robert |
| Abstract | In higher education, the dissertation is the traditional capstone experience through which the student presents research findings in support of a doctoral degree. This dissertation explores the non-traditional capstone experiences utilized in Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) programs at three highly-selective research universities. Higher-education scholars frequently criticize universities for offering Ed.D. programs that do not provide pragmatic leadership training. In particular, a notable critique of Ed.D. programs is the use of dissertations that are too theoretical and resemble the capstone experiences used in Ph.D. programs. Vanderbilt University, Saint Louis University, and the University of Southern California each differentiates their Ed.D. programs from their Ph.D. programs by providing non-traditional, practitioner-oriented capstone experiences in efforts to provide pragmatic leadership training. In order to glean useful practices that are common among the three programs, this study explores why each university implemented non-traditional capstone experiences, what distinguishes those experiences from the traditional dissertation, and how each program determined the essential components of their non-traditional capstone experiences.; Faculty interviews at each university reveal consistent practices among the three programs that can be emulated at other institutions. Student surveys reveal correlations between the program’s goals and students’ experiences. Student responses are extremely positive and support the idea that practitioner-oriented capstone experiences lead to increased leadership knowledge, increased leadership skills, and changed attitudes toward leadership. |
| Keyword | capstone experiences; dissertation; research universities; university history; University of Southern California; doctoral education |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Nashville; St. Louis; Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | Tennessee; Missouri; California |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3343 |
| Rights | Stevens, David A. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Stevens-3738 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Stevens-3738.pdf |
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| Full text | A COMPARISON OF NON-TRADITIONAL CAPSTONE EXPERIENCES IN ED.D. PROGRAMS AT THREE HIGHLY SELECTIVE PRIVATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES by David A. Stevens A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2010 Copyright 2010 David A. Stevens |
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