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What is the difference between the PhD and EdD?

April 26, 2017difference EdD PHD

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What is the difference between the PhD and EdD?

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The Ed.D. is more practice-oriented (professional degree), while the Ph.D. is more research oriented (academic degree). At the GSE, a Ph.D. dissertation must make a theoretical contribution to a discipline related to Education, while an EdD dissertation needs to apply a theoretical perspective to an educational problem. The Ph.D. also takes longer than the Ed.D. degree (4-6 years as compared to 3 years).