| There has been much confusion between the two | | | | Education Degree, which emphasizes on the practice |
| terminal degrees in higher education: the PhD in Higher | | | | of education. The focus in Phd would be the practice |
| Education and the EdD in Higher Education, as both | | | | of higher education. This means that the degree |
| are forms of advancing one's career. However, with | | | | prepares us for work in teaching, administrative, or |
| a proper understanding of what each degree is, the | | | | research positions in academic faculties. Research is |
| differences can be easily distinguished. | | | | still needed to complete this degree; however, as |
| First of all, we will make sense of the abbreviation. | | | | compared to the PhD, a doctoral study is the last |
| 'PhD' is an abbreviation on Doctor of Philosophy, | | | | project that is handed in. Unlike dissertations that |
| which emphasizes on original researches in specific | | | | address specific issues, a doctoral study addresses |
| fields. In the PhD in this field, the original researches | | | | issues that arise out of the practice in education. A |
| focused are in specific academic fields of study. | | | | lot of academic faculties accept this degree for |
| During the course of this study, the first two years | | | | teaching positions; however, it is not as lucrative and |
| will usually focus much on particular fields that you | | | | well-accepted in every institution as the PhD. |
| are interested in specializing. A dissertation is handed | | | | Choosing which degree in higher education may be |
| in as the last project for this degree. This degree, in | | | | confusing, but here is a word of advice: if you know |
| a lot of countries, is one of the highest degrees in | | | | what specific area of research you are interested in, |
| education one can get, which opens out the doors to | | | | you might want to take a PhD. On the other hand, if |
| a lot of career options. In fact, some job positions | | | | you are unsure on which area you would like to take, |
| only recruit PhD holders, such as a university | | | | an EdD will suffice. Nevertheless, if you have dreams |
| professor. | | | | of advancing your career in particular institutions, |
| In contrast, EdD is the abbreviation for Doctor of | | | | check out which degree is accepted. |