Journal of K-12 Educational Research 3 Journal of K-12 Educational Research 2024, VOL. 8, ISSUE 1 dbu.edu/doctoral/edd We are very proud to showcase the outstanding dissertations from the past year in the eighth edition of the Journal of Educational Research K-12. This Journal is a product of the Ed.D. 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. Since its inception in 2011, the DBU Ed.D. K-12 program has produced over 220 new Doctors of Education, and these graduates are serving in approximately 90 different school districts and systems in a wide variety of roles. As superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors, principals, assistant principals, counselors, 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 Ed.D. 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 experience in K-12 schools, 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 who 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 larry@dbu.edu. Have a blessed day! Larry J. McHaney, Ph.D. Director, Educational Leadership K-12 (214) 333-5217 Larry J. McHaney, Ph.D. GREETINGS FROM THE DIRECTOR
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