Overview

A Future in Formative Education at Boston College

Scholars exploring topics such as transformative dialogue and critical consciousness, spiritual formation, design of learning environments, the formative power of the arts, social imagination and hope, experiential learning, pluralism and civic education, experimental higher education, ecological change;
K-12 educators poised to challenge the narrow instrumentalism of contemporary schooling to advocate for a holistic vision of growth that reunites thinking and feeling, knowing and making, the moral and the technical, the intellectual and the existential, character and calling.
Professors prepared to teach in institutions that value interdisciplinarity, design thinking, and formative teaching and mentoring;
Designers and others working in the private and public sectors seeking to promote humane learning, transformative practices, and just communities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Formative Education in Historical Perspective
Philosophy of Formative Education
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Human Development
Design of Formative Experiences
Interpretation and Evaluation of Research
Design of Qualitative Research Methods
Experiential Knowledge and Ethnography as Method

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Duolingo English Test

130

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Credits

54 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Education View 367 other PhDs in Education in United States

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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130

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application Form & Fee
University/college transcripts are required from all post-secondary education institutions attended.
Letters of Recommendation
Personal Statement & Resume
English Language Proficiency
Writing Sample

Tuition Fee

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International

23814 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1764 USD per credit during 48 months.
National

23814 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1764 USD per credit during 48 months.
In-State

23814 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1764 USD per credit during 48 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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