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Driven to Doctorate - An Interview with Dr. Chad Becker, PhD
Dr. Becker has a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. He came from a time long ago, before computers were ubiquitous. Now he teaches for Northcentral University (online). Drs. Becker and Goodin discuss the doctorate and whether it is "worth it." Becker emphasizes teaching, scholarship, and service (university, discipline, community). They discuss the Ed.D. vs. the Ph.D. and "making lives better" better within the one-to-one teaching model at NCU. As a part-time faculty, Becker still contributes to the community and culture of NCU (e.g., webinars). He researches fairness, equity, and democracy in curriculum as well as students who are dissertating. Becker and Goodin discuss the complex demographics of NCU students and the special care and accommodation needed to support them in individualized ways. Planning for the dissertation during coursework and in terms of home life is a necessary step. Dr. Becker explains how the problem, purpose, and research questions can be developed in alignment with one another. "Dissertations have to tap into the existing literature," Becker says.
If no one has written about it, it won't make for a good dissertation. He points to the dissertation as a type of test of research acumen that, when proven successfully, will result in a doctoral degree.
Contact Dr. Becker at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-becker-ph-d-2b95b0103/
Contact Dr. Goodin at www.10KLifeCoach.com or at [email protected].
Dr. Joel B. Goodin
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Dr. Becker has a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. He came from a time long ago, before computers were ubiquitous. Now he teaches for Northcentral University (online). Drs. Becker and Goodin discuss the doctorate and whether it is "worth it." Becker emphasizes teaching, scholarship, and service (university, discipline, community). They discuss the Ed.D. vs. the Ph.D. and "making lives better" better within the one-to-one teaching model at NCU. As a part-time faculty, Becker still contributes to the community and culture of NCU (e.g., webinars). He researches fairness, equity, and democracy in curriculum as well as students who are dissertating. Becker and Goodin discuss the complex demographics of NCU students and the special care and accommodation needed to support them in individualized ways. Planning for the dissertation during coursework and in terms of home life is a necessary step. Dr. Becker explains how the problem, purpose, and research questions can be developed in alignment with one another. "Dissertations have to tap into the existing literature," Becker says.
If no one has written about it, it won't make for a good dissertation. He points to the dissertation as a type of test of research acumen that, when proven successfully, will result in a doctoral degree.
Contact Dr. Becker at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-becker-ph-d-2b95b0103/
Contact Dr. Goodin at www.10KLifeCoach.com or at [email protected].
Dr. Joel B. Goodin
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
COPYRIGHT 2020 B GOODIN PRODUCTIONS