Education Doctoral Program Objectives

• Serve as leaders in advancing the field of education for diverse learners through practitioner-oriented authentic research, collaborative inquiry, and policy analysis.
• Participate fully in diverse educational communities to promote the creation of knowledge that advocates for reform initiatives in equity education.
• Generate, test, and extend knowledge through research and theory development and disseminate the findings to directly impact schooling and education.
• Influence educational policy to advance best practices at the local, regional, state, and national levels. Integrate research in educational equity with practice through coursework, fieldwork, dissertation writing, publication, and active membership in scholarly, professional organizations.
• Embrace the Molloy University hallmark of the "reflective scholar-practitioner" as expressed by the Four Pillars of the Dominican Tradition of study, spirituality, service, and community and accept the challenges of practicing their profession through such values.
• Support the ideals of educational reform, collaboration, and change through the stewardship of teaching and leading.
• Examine educational service delivery models and determine if they are fair, equitable, and just.
• Develop the strategies to lead learning communities to foster shared decision-making and build teacher capacity to support varied student learning needs in diverse communities.
• Initiate and advance approaches to develop research that informs instruction and determines best practices for student achievement.