Governor Neil Abercombie and Lieutenant Governor Shan S. Tsutsui proclaimed November 20, 2014, as Doctor of Education (EdD) Day in recognition of the doctor of education Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
In summer 2014, the EdD program graduated its first professional practice cohort of 28 doctoral students representing a diverse mix of administrators and teachers from the public school system, the private school sector and the UH system.
The College of Education, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools collaborated in creating a rigorous and relevant education doctorate that focuses on the educational practitioner and the principles of leadership, collaborative problem solving, applied research skills and critical reflection.
“The State of Hawaiʻi recognizes the commitment of the College of Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and the Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools to the critical and ethical transformation of education and for meeting the needs of Hawaiʻi’s children,” according to a proclamation issued by the governor’s office.
Go to the UH Mānoa news release or Lt. Gov. Tsutsui’s website for more information.
