EdD Comprehensive Exam Study Guide

Stats didn't make the original lineup, but we're fixing that. In this bonus episode, we break down the essentials — t-tests, ANOVA, chi-square, and correlation/regression — in a way that actually makes sense. Consider it your last-minute stats confidence boost before comps.

Covers pedagogy vs. andragogy (Knowles' five assumptions about adult learners) and applications to professional development. Applies adaptive leadership, change theory, Theory of Margin, and transformational leadership to addressing disproportionality in special education.

Comprehensive coverage of Lewin's 3-Step Model and Kotter's 8-Step Model. Includes common failure points at each stage and how the two frameworks complement each other for leading organizational transformation.

Deep dive into Kelley's five follower types (sheep, yes-people, alienated, survivors, and star performers). Emphasizes how leadership creates followership types and why this matters for organizational culture and change success.

Explores Lewin's three leadership styles (autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire) and what happens when leadership changes. Covers Path-Goal Theory's four behaviors, McClusky's Theory of Margin for building capacity, and the Pareto Principle for strategic prioritization.

Covers transformational, pseudotransformational, transactional, situational, and servant leadership. Includes key theorists (Burns, Bass, Hersey & Blanchard, Greenleaf), when to use each theory, and how they complement each other.