Journal of K-12 Educational Research 3 Journal of K-12 Educational Research 2024, VOL. 7, ISSUE 1 www.dbu.edu/doctoral/edd We are very proud to showcase the outstanding dissertations from the past year in the seventh edition of the Journal of Educational Research K-12. This Journal is a product of the EdD in Educational Leadership K-12 program at Dallas Baptist University, which has been designed to develop transformational servant leaders who will serve our schools with excellence. This Journal is intended to further the research in K-12 education, and to share this research with educational leaders in north Texas and beyond. In the past eight years, DBU has produced over 200 new Doctors of Education, and they are serving in 88 different schools districts and systems in a wide variety of roles. As superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors, principals, assistant principals, and teachers, they are making a significant impact on the students and faculties they serve. As servant leaders, they understand their role to work collaboratively with all stakeholders in producing productive citizens who will impact the world in a positive way. The EdD K-12 program is designed as a hybrid program that can be completed in four years or less, in a cohort model. Students are in class three weekends per semester, and one-week seminars in the summers – including a travel seminar to Washington, DC. Our professors all have extensive experiences in school, and the degree is focused on the practitioner. Remarkably, 85% of the students graduate within four years, and the drop-out rate is less than 10%. Fifty percent of the students are promoted while in the program. As one graduate put it, “Being a part of the DBU family is the most impactful decision I ever made for myself personally and professionally. The network of educators that I now have across the state that share the DBU name has become one of my greatest resources. When you choose DBU, you choose relationships, mentors, and an experience unsurpassed by any other university that will deeply prepare you for the plethora of opportunities that will be awaiting you upon graduation.” Please read the important research contained in this Journal, and feel free to share it with everyone in your circle of influence. Furthermore, if you know of someone who needs to complete their doctoral degree, send their email address to me at neil@dbu.edu. Have a blessed day! Neil Dugger, EdD Director, EdD in Educational Leadership K-12 neil@dbu.edu (214) 333-5202 Neil Dugger, EdD GREETINGS FROM THE DIRECTOR
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