鈥淭he attraction of the EdD was that I knew it would help me develop as a person and help me to achieve new goals.聽Other attractions included the 鈥榗ohort鈥� nature of the EdD programme and that you felt part of a group, rather than being on your own through your doctoral journey. The structure of the EdD was great as it was built around deadlines for formative assignments, which I needed as I worked full-time.
鈥淚 self-funded my EdD as the institutions I worked in during the course did not provide funding.聽This was challenging but I consider the fees to be relatively low聽in聽comparison聽to other types of postgraduate studies.聽Most of my peers on the course received funding, or partial funding, from their institutions, and 蜜桃AV allowed me to pay my fees in聽instalments.
The EdD team have been聽fantastic聽in making sure I kept on track during all those long weekends and evenings I spent in the library.
鈥淚 completed my EdD whilst working full-time and with a young family. I also moved job roles from further education to the civil service, local government, and finally to work in higher education at a Russell Group university.聽This was a lot to take on but the EdD team have been聽fantastic聽in making sure I kept on track during all those long weekends and evenings I spent in the library.
鈥淚 am sure that many of the jobs for which I have been shortlisted, interviewed聽and then successfully gained have been, at least in part, due to my undertaking a doctorate. This isn鈥檛 just within the field of higher education 鈥� many different employers they want to see things which make you stand out from the crowd.聽With increasing numbers of people having postgraduate qualifications, such as Master鈥檚 degrees, an EdD can ensure that you demonstrate a level of skills, knowledge and ability that many other people do not have.鈥�