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Collegial Environment
The JDP engages faculty from each of the
participating campuses who have experience in educational
leadership issues and who are qualified to assume roles
as doctoral level faculty.
Academic Milestones
Instructional Faculty
Faculty Counselors
Residency Advisers
Pre-qualifying
Papers/Qualifying Exam Faculty
Dissertation Committee
Academic Milestones
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Description |
| First year evaluation |
At the end of the first year, the student prepares a statement reviewed and approved by two faculty members, one UCB and one CSU. The statement includes the theme area in which he or she plans to work, and the progress made in completing the first pre-qualifying paper. In addition, the first year evaluation statement requires an outline of the student’s intended focus of study within the theme area, the papers to be completed, and possible research or dissertation directions. |
| The pre-qualifying review |
The pre-qualifying review is required for admission to the Qualifying Examination. It involves submission of two pre-qualifying papers, approved and signed by a professor from both the CSU and UCB campuses, and a prospectus for the dissertation approved by two professors, including the professor who will supervise the research. The second pre-qualifying paper may include the prospectus for the dissertation. The expectation is that this step will be completed by the end of the second year of study or in the third summer term. |
| The qualifying oral examination |
The student submits the two pre-qualifying papers and the dissertation prospectus as the basis for the qualifying examination. The committee, comprised of both UCB and CSU faculty, will examine the student on general knowledge in the four theme areas, as well as the intersection and interdependence of those themes for systemic educational reform. Special emphasis will be placed upon the theme area that the student has selected for specialization. After the has passed his/her Qualifying Oral Examination, he or she will have a brief discussion with the committee on the dissertation prospectus. The prospectus will be discussed as an example applying knowledge from a theme area to an issue in urban education. Normally, this examination would occur in the summer or fall of the third year of the program. |
| Advancement to candidacy |
Upon successful completion of the Qualifying Oral Examination, the student applies for Advancement to Candidacy. To be advanced to candidacy, students determine a dissertation title, submit a brief statement describing the appropriateness of the proposed dissertation, and propose a committee to guide their work. Students accomplish this process by completing an Application for Doctoral Candidacy to UC Berkeley. |
| Approval of the dissertation research plan |
Following advancement to candidacy, the student submits a final version of the dissertation proposal for approval of the dissertation committee. Upon approval by the dissertation committee, the student proceeds to conduct the dissertation research. This would typically occur in the fall of the third year. |
| Filing the dissertation |
Toward the end of the third year of study or during the fourth year the student files the dissertation after the members of the dissertation committee appointed to supervise it have approved and signed it. Students may be asked to present a formal defense or make a public presentation. |
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Instructional Faculty
The Instructional Faculty is responsible
for teaching the courses of the program. Qualified individuals
with specialization in the specific content areas of
the program teach the courses that are coordinated and
rotated among the four participating campuses. UC Berkeley
Senate faculty members teach core courses required of
all students enrolled in the Graduate School of Education.
Whenever possible, a university faculty member and an
experienced K-12 professional will co-teach the other
courses. This ensures that students are provided opportunities
to bridge theory with practice and to maximize their
academic and professional development throughout the
program.
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Faculty
Counselors
Faculty Counselors serve as students’ primary
faculty counselors on all matters that concern their
academic progress, including course of study, advancement
to candidacy, and the completion of the dissertation.
Each student is assigned one Faculty Counselor from UC
Berkeley and one from CSU who will assist and consult
with the student throughout the academic program. The
Co-Faculty Counselors will collaborate on matters relating
to the student’s academic progress. Co-Faculty
Counselors for doctoral students will be members of the
UC Berkeley Academic Senate or the California State University
faculty senate (at East Bay, San Francisco, or San Jose).
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Residency
Advisers
Each students is assigned a Residency Adviser
who will oversee his/her doctoral residencies. The Residency
Adviser consults with the Faculty Counselor to ensure
continuity among academic course progress, research interests,
and fieldwork. Residency Advisers have substantial experience
as K-12 practitioners and/or substantial knowledge of
K-12 school districts.
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Pre-qualifying
Papers/Qualifying Exam Faculty
Faculty who review and approve the pre-qualifying
papers evaluate the work to ensure high professional
standards and publishable quality following the format
of relevant professional journals. Faculty who serve
as a member of a student’s Qualifying Examination
Committee have sufficient experience to evaluate the
student’s areas of specialization according to
his/her coursework and intellectual interests.
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Dissertation
Committee
The dissertation research is conducted
under the supervision of the dissertation chair and the
dissertation committee, which includes at least three
individuals. The committee follow all procedures and
policies that the UC Berkeley Graduate Division designates.
The committee consists of at least three
members: a UC Berkeley faculty senate member from within
the Graduate School of Education; a CSU faculty member;
and an outside member. Those who serve as advisers or
members of committees, whether they are from the CSU
system or from UC Berkeley, receive written approval
from the UC Berkeley Graduate Division.
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