Doctor of Education

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The Doctor of Education (Ed.D. or D.Ed.) is a research or professional doctoral degree that focuses on the field of education. It prepares the holder for academic, research, administrative, clinical, or professional positions in educational, civil and public institutions in most countries.

In the United States, the EdD tends to be granted by the school of education of universities and is a terminal degree in education. Majors within the EdD may include: counseling, curriculum and instruction and curriculum and teaching, educational administration, education policy, educational psychology, educational technology, higher education, human resource development, language, leadership or technology and innovation in instruction.

The EdD is used for people such as a professor or lecturer in a university. It may also be used in administrative positions in education and human development field, such as superintendent of schools, human resource director, or principal.