Advance Your Leadership Skills
At Chaminade University, we believe transformational leaders aren’t born, but developed.
Leadership requires skill, knowledge and practice. It requires drive. Our Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership for Adaptation and Change allows you to take the next step in your leadership journey. Delivered fully online, the Ed.D. program equips you with foundational knowledge and tools to take action.
Our interdisciplinary program is geared toward professionals across various sectors, with a student-centered focus that puts you in the driver’s seat of your educational journey. With our faculty members as mentors, you’ll be challenged to lead for today and into the future, ready to adapt to ever-evolving organizational environments.
PRIORITY
DEADLINE
April 1, 2021
APPLICATION DEADLINE
June 18, 2021
TERM START DATE
July 6, 2021
100% online
program delivery
60 total
credit hours
Finish in as few
as 36 months
Cohort-based
program design
Dissertation is
part of coursework
Personalized support
from faculty
Core Curriculum
- EDUC 801: Quantitative Research Methods
- EDUC 802: Qualitative Research Methods
- EDUC 803: Program Evaluation
- EDUC 804: Action Research
- EDUC 811: Leading People in Organizations
- EDUC 812: Leadership Ethics and Social Justice
- EDUC 813: Leading Across Cultures
- EDUC 814: Evidence Based Leadership and Decision Making
- EDUC 821: Organization Theory
- EDUC 822: Organizational Strategy
- EDUC 823: Creativity and Innovation in Organizations
- EDUC 824: Organization Development
- EDUC 891: Dissertation I – Proposal and the Internal Review Board
- EDUC 892: Dissertation II – Data Collection, Initial Analysis, and Management
- EDUC 893: Dissertation III – Data Analysis and Presentation
- EDUC 894: Dissertation IV – Findings and Discussion
Educational Track Curriculum
- EDUC 871: Leadership for Educational Administrators
- EDUC 872: School Community Relations
- Elective Course
- Elective Course
Indiginous Leadership Track Curriculum
- EDUC 861: Indigenous Leadership and Organizational Management
- EDUC 862: Power, Politics and Policy: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
- Elective Course
- Elective Course
Organizational Development Track Curriculum
- EDUC 851: Leading Organizational Change
- EDUC 852: Consulting Skills
- Elective Course
- Elective Course


$1,000
Per Credit Hour
60
Total Credit Hours
36
Time to Completion

Concentrations
Educational Leadership
The Educational Leadership concentration prepares experienced education professionals for administrative positions in K-12 or higher education. This concentration provides a practical and dynamic setting to develop action-oriented leaders that can create person-centered learning communities and promote social justice and positive change.
Indigenous Leadership
The Indigenous Leadership concentration focuses on preparing leaders within indigenous populations, particularly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.
Organization Development
The Organizational Development concentration offers an interdisciplinary approach for professionals across business, healthcare, nonprofit and public sectors, who are seeking to drive positive change and transform organizations for success.
Ready to take the next step? We’re here to help.
HANS CHUN, Ed.D.
Director of Graduate Education Leadership Programs
hans.chun@chaminade.edu
(808) 440-4264
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
EdD@chaminade.edu
(808) 739-8340