Interprofessional Leadership

Overview

Given the complexity of 21st-century education and society, educators and leaders in all fields must be prepared to address problems across organizational boundaries. The objective of the degree is to develop leaders who are scholarly practitioners. The program is framed around questions of equity, ethics and social justice to foster leadership to address to complex problems of practice. The goal is to prepare leaders who can construct and apply knowledge to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals, families, organization, and communities.

The Ed.D. degree in Interprofessional Leadership is cohort-based and starts in the summer term. The program can be completed in three to four years.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this Interprofessional Leadership program from Kent State University will be able to:

• Frame questions of organizational leadership, educational change and social justice to bring about solutions to complex problems of practice

• Develop and demonstrate a professional knowledge base that integrates both practical and research knowledge, and that links theory with systemic and systematic inquiry

• Construct and apply knowledge interprofessionally to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals, families, organizations and communities

• Develop and demonstrate interprofessional collaboration and communication skills to work with diverse communities and to build partnerships

• Analyze problems of practice and use multiple interprofessional frames to develop meaningful solutions

• Generate, transform and use professional knowledge in practice

• Integrate technology as a tool for teaching, learning, assessment, management, planning and communication