Post Graduate Program

Doctorate of Philosophy in Education

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Introduction to Doctorate of Philosophy in Education

Groundbreaking research and quality instruction are the hallmarks of PhD in Education program at Iqra University. The program will enable students to conduct world-changing research that focuses on resolving the critical and complex issues pertaining to teaching and learning in the 21st century. An ELT specialization in PhD (Education) is also offered to prepare future ELT leaders

Learning Outcomes

  • Enable students to conduct world-changing research

  • Learn to solve critical and complex issues pertaining to teaching and learning

  • Policy making in the field of English Language Teaching

Curriculum Overview

  • Modern Philosophies of Education

  • Statistical Analysis in Research

  • Advanced Research Methods

  • Directed Study 1 (Specialization Course 1)

  • Directed Study 2 (Specialization Course 2)

  • Directed Study 3 (Specialization Course 3)

  • Leadership in Organization

  • Dissertation

  • Strategic Management in School Development

  • Management of Crisis and Change

  • Contemporary Theories of Leadership d3

  • External Influences on Educational Leadership

  • Practicing Leadership: Peer Coaching

  • Thinking Strategically about Education Reform

  • Using Literacy to Learn: Curriculum and Pedagogy

  • Economic Analysis in Educational Policy Making

  • Contemporary Issues in Science Curriculum and Teaching

  • Current Issues in Literacy Research and Instruction

  • Acquisition and Development of Language and Literacy

  • Curriculum and Pedagogy in Teacher Education

  • Issues in Teacher Education

  • Policy Perspectives on Teaching and Teacher Education

  • Psychological Study of Teaching

  • Theories of Teaching and Learning

  • Digital Media and Information Literacy

  • Origins/anthropological basis of language

  • Critical discourse analysis

  • Technology assisted language learning

  • Language, culture and identity

  • Language policy development and implementation

  • Corpus linguistics

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Researchers in the field of Education

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