18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs

Educational Leadership Doctoral Program

 

Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling

College of Education

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

 

Information current to Fall 2007

AY = Academic Year

 

  1. Number of Degrees per year: 17

 

AY 2005 – 16 (Fall 2005-8; Spring 2006-4; Summer 2006-4)

AY 2006 – 24 (Fall 2006-6; Spring 2007-8; Summer 2007-10)

AY 2007 – 9   (Fall 2007-9; Spring 2008-  ; Summer 2008-   )

 

Number of Graduates from EDLD Program by Calendar Year:

 

Year

Total

May

August

December

2003

15

2

3

10

2004

14

2

4

8

2005

10

2

0

8

2006

14

4

4

6

2007

27

8

10

9

 

 

  1. Graduation Rate: 93%

 

Based on Cohorts I (1992) through XI (2002)

 

 

  1. Average Time to Degree: 3 years

 

  1. Employment Profile: 100% of graduates employed

 

  1. Admissions Criteria: Master’s Degree; Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and a graduate GPA of 3.5; a GRE score of 1000 combined preferred; writing proficiency; successful personal interview evaluation; personal written statement of commitment to the program.

 

Factors Considered for Admission

ü       Completion of Master’s Degree in a Relevant Discipline

ü       GRE Scores

ü       Official Transcripts of Prior University Work

ü       Letters of Recommendation

ü       Professional Portfolio

ü       Personal Interview

ü       Writing Sample

ü       Letter of Commitment from Employer

 

  1. Percentage of Full-time Students with Financial Support: 5% of FTS with Assistantships

 

  1. Average Financial Support Provided: $15,000/AY

 

  1. Student-Core Faculty Ratio: 15:1

 

  1. Core Faculty Publications: 3/year for each core faculty member

 

  1. Core Faculty External Grants: no external grants

 

  1. Percentage of Full-Time Students: 80 (currently 65 FTS)

 

  1. Number of Core Faculty: 2 (currently 3 core faculty and two part-time faculty)

 

  1. Faculty Teaching Load: 3-course load plus dissertations (as of 2008, 2-course load with active research agenda)

 

  1. Faculty Diversity: Female = 2, Male = 2 / Hispanic = 1, White = 3

 

  1. Student Diversity: Hispanic = 31; White = 25; Asian = 1; African American = 1

 

  1. Date of Last External Review: 2001

 

  1. Program Accreditation: none

 

  1. Student Publications/Presentations: Sample of data attached

 

Publications:

Wang, J., Gibson, A. M., Salinas, L., Solis, F., & Slate, J. R. (2007). Thematic differences in

mission statements between four-year public institutions and two-year colleges in Texas. International Electronic Journal For Leadership in Learning, 11(1).

 

Wang, J., Gibson, A. M., & Slate, J. R. (2007). Effective teachers as viewed by students at a 2-Year college: A multi-stage mixed analysis. In press: Issues in Educational Research.

 

Kenney-Wallace, P., Cox, J., Lu, S.C., & Slate, J. R. (2006). Analysis of
Texas' and New Mexico's urban, suburban, and rural 2-year community
colleges' mission statement themes. Essays in Education, 18, Retrieved
August 13, 2007 from http://www.usca.edu/essays/vol.182006/Slate.pdf.

Cox, J. E. & Nelson, D. B. (2008). Quantifying emotional intelligence: The
relationship of Thinking Patterns and Emotional Skills. Journal of
Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development.

 

Kupczynski, L.P. & Hooper, H. H. (2006-2007) “Success in internet-based courses at a south Texas college.” National Forum of Applied Educational Research Journal 20(2).

 

Kupczynski, L.P. & Hooper, H. H. (2006). “The internet as a path to adult learning.” New Horizons for Learning Online Journal, 12(3).                 http://www.newhorizons.org/journal/newjournal.htm

Department of Developmental English, South Texas Community College. (2006). Writing made          easy: A practical approach. (3rd ed.). (Wang, J., Pendley, L. & Tello, M., Eds.) Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.

Wang, J., & Brown, M.S. (2007). Automated essay scoring versus human scoring: A comparative study. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 6(2). Retrieved [date] from http://www.jtla.org.

Cynthia Martinez-Garcia: American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education/Educational Testing Service Dissertation Competition Finalist.

 

Presentations:

Wang, J., Gibson, A. M., Salinas, L., Solis, F., & Slate, J. R. (2007). Thematic differences in

mission statements between four-year public institutions and two-year colleges in Texas. Presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association February, 2007 Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

 

Liang, Y. H. (2006). Cooperative learning using Enneagram as a grouping strategy. Paper presented at the Knowledge Community and E-learning Seminar, Taipei, Taiwan, 15.

 

Liang Y. H. (2007). An analysis of the interactive effects of Emotional Intelligence skills and potential problems on the teachers in Taiwan’s public schools. Chung Hua University, 2007 Management and Education Seminar, HsinChu, 116-127.

 

Liang Y. H. (2007). Emotional intelligence and learning efficiency in CIS department of higher education. Paper presented at the 2007 Information Management Research and Application Conference, Jinwen University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 343-349.

 

Cox, Judy. 2nd Annual Tamus Pathways Research Symposium, October 15-16 2004
"Thinking Patterns and Emotional Intelligence Skills" was the title of the
poster.

 

Cox, Judy. 3rd Annual Tamus Pathways Student Research Symposium, November 4-5 2005
"Constructive Thinking and Personality Types" was the title of the poster.

 

Cox, Judy. Institute for Emotional Intelligence, February 21-23, 2007
"Validity of the RSM as correlated with the NEO and CTI" was the title of
the poster.

 

Kupczynski, L & Ice, P. (2007). Teaching Presence and Student Success in Asynchronous

Environments. Presented at the 13th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks. Proceedings published. Orlando, FL. November.

 

Kupczynski, L. & Davis, R. (2007).  The Role of the Instructor in Internet-based Courses.

Presented at the 2007 International Conference on Teaching and Learning. Jacksonville, FL. April.

            

Kupczynski, L. (2006). Teaching Practices that Work in the Online Classroom. Presented at the

2006 League for Innovations in Community Colleges National Conference. Atlanta, GA.

March.

            

Kupczynski, L. (2006).  Online Teaching: A Study at STC. Presented at the 2006 Distance

Educators Symposium at South Texas College. McAllen, TX. August.

 

Kupczynski, L. (2006).  Teaching Online—A Study of Teacher Behaviors in the Online Classroom. Presented at the 2006 Texas Distance Learning Association Annual Conference. Proceedings published. San Antonio, TX. March.

 

 

Meyer, R., & Brown, M.S. “A Comparative Study between Superintendent and School Board Views of the Competencies Necessary in Managing a Successful School District.” Southwest Educational Research Association Conference, San Antonio, TX. February, 2007.

 

Wang, J., & Brown, M.S. “An Analysis of Automated Essay Scoring Versus Human Scoring.” Southwest Educational Research Association Conference, San Antonio, TX. February, 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional EDLD Data

 

Faculty who Taught EDLD Courses over Past 5 Years:

 

Dr. Gary R. Low

Dr. Darwin Nelson

Dr. Michelle Brown

Dr. Carmen Tejeda-Delgado

Dr. Richard Braley

Dr. Trudy Anderson

Dr. John R. Slate

Dr. Mike Desiderio

Dr. Jack Kaufhold

Dr. Brigido Lopez

Dr. Robert Marshall

Dr. H.H. Hooper

Dr. Linda Challoo

Dr. David Hinojosa (Adjunct)

Dr. Don Jones     

(Adjunct)                      

Dr. Linda Villarreal

(Adjunct)

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Students in Program Each Year:

 

Cohort  (year)

Students Accepted

Students in Cohort

Not Completed

XII   (2003)

24

15

4

XIII  (2004)  Kingsville

23

20

11

                      McAllen

23

18

11

                      Fall

21

16

10

XIV  (2005)

16

12

11

XV   (2006)

15

13

n/a

XVI  (2007)

10

8

n/a