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Science of Learning
Overview
Gordon College’s Doctor of Education in the Science of Learning prepares experienced professionals to connect research, practice, and leadership in education. With a concentration in language and literacy education anchored in reading science, this science of reading Ed.D. helps leaders improve instruction, strengthen educational systems, prepare future educators, support equitable literacy practices, and pursue faculty or leadership roles in colleges and universities.
The program is designed for experienced educators, speech-language pathologists, reading specialists, school leaders, educator preparation professionals, and related practitioners who want to expand their leadership capacity and deepen their impact.
Designed for working professionals
This primarily online, 60-credit program is intentionally designed for you to complete all coursework and the dissertation in three years. Gordon’s Ed.D. in the Science of Learning includes one required weeklong summer residency each year.
Courses follow seven-week intensive terms and are typically taken one at a time. The format combines evening synchronous sessions in Eastern time with asynchronous coursework to help you balance doctoral study with professional and personal commitments.
A supportive dissertation-in-practice process
Throughout the program, you’ll complete a dissertation in practice focused on a real-world problem in education, language, literacy, or learning. Rather than leaving the dissertation until the end, Gordon College scaffolds the process across the full three-year program.
You’ll develop a research question, define your research method, collect and analyze data, and connect your findings to the needs of practitioners. In your final course, you’ll write and defend your dissertation and present your research to a practitioner audience.
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
|---|---|
| Program Level | Graduate |
| School | Herschend School of Education |
| Program Format | Online |
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Courses
Science of Learning Courses
Gordon College’s Doctor of Education program includes coursework in the science of learning, instructional systems, research methods, language and literacy education, and applied dissertation research. The curriculum is organized into three areas:
- Foundational Core: Study the science of learning and instruction while developing leadership skills for continuous improvement, systems change, and advocacy.
- Research Core and Dissertation: Build the research design and quantitative methods skills needed to evaluate evidence and conduct your own applied research. Complete a scaffolded dissertation-in-practice that addresses a real problem of practice.
- Language and Literacy Education Concentration: Develop expertise in equitable language and literacy practices through neuroscience, oral language development, linguistics, writing, reading science, and culture.
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Take the first step toward a doctorate program focused on language and literacy.
Financial Aid & Tuition
In a rapidly changing world, you want to make sure your educational investment is both affordable now and valuable in the long run.
Faculty
Faculty
Nationally recognized, personally focused
Gordon College faculty have long prepared teachers, reading specialists, and school leaders to use evidence-based practices anchored in the science of reading that help children learn to read proficiently.
In the Herschend School of Education, faculty bring experience in teacher preparation, literacy instruction, research, leadership, and school improvement. They support Ed.D. students as they connect scholarship with practice and apply research to the real challenges facing learners, educators, and educational systems.
Careers
Life after Gordon
What can you do with a Doctor of Education?
You are already making change. Gordon College’s Doctor of Education can help you expand your reach through advanced preparation in leadership, language, and literacy education.
Graduates may pursue or advance in roles across:
- PK–12 school systems
- State and federal education agencies
- Educator preparation programs
- Literacy leadership and coaching
- Speech-language pathology leadership
- Nonprofit organizations
- Literacy consulting
- Research and policy organizations
- Curriculum, instruction, and systems improvement
With an Ed.D. focused on the science of learning plus language and literacy education, you’ll be prepared to lead science of reading aligned practice, support educators, and strengthen learning systems.
3 Year Program Schedule
