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Originally Posted by lyrelyre
I am contemplating going back to school for a master's degree and possibly a doctorate. I am thinking in the area of education. Specifically, I would like to be a professor of educational methods or foundations. I have done a search and not found a discussion of the types of degrees.
I have noticed that many schools have both a traditional MS or MA and PhD in different areas of education. Additionally, I have seen the MEd and EdD.
My question is this: Which is better? Is one better than the other? Does it depend what you want to do? Who should I ask?
I don't know if I can make an appointment to talk to an advisor at a school I don't attend or plan on attending.
Any advice is appreciated.
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You said, "which is better": What does that mean to someone like me? The degree or program? The program makes the degree that is how a University system operates that way generally. And generally, they only educate those who will give back to them. So, your organizational skills in educational foundations and curricula--did you ACTUALLY SET UP a program--that is the kind of thing that will dictate what kind of program you want to get into toward your favored degree.
If you think that having a Doctorate is the end all be all in degrees for professorship... At my university I have seen differently already. So, by the time you get your application together and start submitting your applications, the ballgame will change on you...
Most professors in the future will probably be who does the best blogs on the internet. Most learning will occur long distance and on line. The activities to learn, like laboratory classes, will be offered as 3 week intensive course. And if robotics steps in, it will change a lot of it.
And in the endgame, it all depends on how you speak to your advisor or committee and they tell you about advancement to candidacy in any doctorate program. Some tests may not be graded...