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PhD in Educational Administration

Girne American University publishes the full syllabus for this doctorate, course by course, which is rare. Administration and supervision are studied comparatively against leading countries, dissertation work is checked by a jury twice, and an indexed publication must come out of the research.

Quick Highlights
Girne American University
7 semesters
Educational Administration and Supervision PhD
Three parts, two jury monitoring points
SSCI-framework output required
Published in full for every course
7 Semesters PhD

Programme at a Glance

Degree AwardDoctoral Degree (PhD) in Educational Administration
Awarding UniversityGirne American University, Kyrenia, North Cyprus
Title as registered by GAUEducational Administration and Supervision PhD
Research software taughtSPSS for quantitative analysis; Nvivo and Atlas.ti for qualitative
Statistical techniques namedGeneral linear modelling, multiple regression, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, ANOVA, MANOVA, ANCOVA
Elective poolSeven courses, including a free elective from another department

Note: Duration will be based on your experience and it can be advanced bachelors too which differs from prospects to prospects

Programme Overview

About this Programme

Registered at GAU as Educational Administration and Supervision, this doctorate runs over seven published semesters and documents itself more openly than any other programme in the university's doctoral range. Every compulsory course and every elective carries a written description on the official page, so you can read what you are signing up for before you apply.

The comparative method shapes the whole thing. Comparative Educational Administration examines how leading countries run their systems and sets those practices against home-country philosophy; Comparative Educational Supervision does the same for inspection and strategic planning. Research training is practical, covering action research, classroom observation, SPSS for quantitative work and Nvivo or Atlas.ti for qualitative analysis.

Dissertation work is divided into three parts with two formal monitoring presentations to a jury formed by the Graduate School. The final part requires a publication drawn from the dissertation under the Social Sciences Citation Index framework, alongside compliance with accepted plagiarism limits.

Why Choose

Why Choose This Programme?

01

The syllabus is already public

Every compulsory and elective course carries a published description, so the curriculum is visible before you commit.

02

Comparative by design

Administration and supervision practice in leading countries is investigated and set against home-country applications and philosophies.

03

Named software, taught properly

SPSS for quantitative analysis, Nvivo and Atlas.ti for qualitative work, specified in the course descriptions rather than assumed.

04

Two jury checkpoints

Dissertation I and II each end with a presentation to a jury formed by the Graduate School, so problems surface early.

05

A publication from your own research

Dissertation III requires an output drawn from the dissertation under the Social Sciences Citation Index framework.

06

A genuinely free elective

FREL 500 lets you take a course from another department of the university where the content and activities align.

What You'll Learn

Learning Outcomes

Students in a collaborative learning environment
Develop an effective research proposal grounded in educational research methodology
Apply action research, classroom observation and mixed methodologies to education settings
Analyse educational data in SPSS and interpret qualitative data in Nvivo or Atlas.ti
Use general linear modelling, multiple regression and factor analysis on educational datasets
Compare the administration philosophies of leading countries with home-country practice
Evaluate supervision structures and the strategic planning issues attached to them
Examine how educational policies are formed, applied and contested across the EU and US
Write and defend a staged dissertation to a Graduate School jury
Programme Structure

Your Journey, Year by Year

A structured curriculum that builds from foundations through to advanced study.
Semester 1
9 credits / 30 ECTS
  • Research Methods in Education (ARM 600)
  • Comparative Educational Administration (EYD 601)
  • Subject elective
Semester 2
9 credits / 30 ECTS
  • Advanced Statistics (EYD 603)
  • Comparative Educational Supervision (EYD 602)
  • Subject elective
Semester 3
3 credits / 30 ECTS
  • Thesis Seminar (TSEM 680, 20 ECTS)
  • Subject elective
Semesters 4 to 7
Qualification and dissertation
  • Qualification Exam (QUAL 600) — written and oral, testing the subjects taught across the first three semesters plus general field topics
  • Dissertation I (THES 690) — introduction, literature review and methodology, presented to a Graduate School jury at Monitoring 1
  • Dissertation II (THES 690) — methodology applied, findings, interpretations, results and recommendations, presented at Monitoring 2
  • Dissertation III (THES 690) — completion under the Graduate School's methodology and plagiarism conditions, with an SSCI-framework publication drawn from the work
Your Learning Partner

Why Study Through Maverick?

Students receive:
Published course descriptions
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Graduate School dissertation guidelines
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Two jury monitoring presentations
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Thesis seminar on proposal writing
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Research software training
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Institute admissions guidance
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.

Why GCC Professionals Choose This Programme

01

Comparison is the method

Gulf education ministries routinely benchmark against other systems, and this doctorate makes that comparison the central academic habit rather than an occasional exercise.

02

Supervision and inspection taken seriously

Two full courses address educational supervision, including new trends and the supervision of instruction, which maps onto school inspectorate and quality roles across the region.

03

Software you will actually use

SPSS, Nvivo and Atlas.ti are named in the syllabus, so the analytical skills transfer straight into ministry and institutional research work.

04

Progress is checked, not assumed

Two jury monitoring presentations give working professionals fixed external deadlines, which helps when study competes with a demanding post.

05

A publication to show for it

The SSCI-framework requirement in Dissertation III produces the kind of output Gulf academic promotion committees ask to see.

06

Ask before you assume

GAU publishes no duration in years, no fee and no accreditation line for this specific doctorate. Get all three confirmed in writing by the Institute.

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the same programme as GAU's Educational Administration and Supervision PhD?

Yes. The listing you are reading uses the title Maverick records, while the university registers the doctorate as Educational Administration and Supervision PhD. Same programme, two names. Quote GAU's version when you write to the Institute and it will be recognised immediately.

How long does it take?

GAU does not state a figure in years for this doctorate, which is unusual among its programmes. What it does publish is a semester plan running to seven semesters, with taught work in the first three and qualification plus a three-part dissertation after that. We have chosen not to borrow the three-year figure shown on GAU's other doctoral pages, because it is not stated for this one.

What happens at a monitoring presentation?

Twice during the dissertation you present completed work to a jury formed by the Graduate School. Monitoring 1 follows Dissertation I and covers your introduction, literature review and methodology. Monitoring 2 follows Dissertation II, by which point the methodology has been applied and your findings, results and recommendations are written up. The Graduate School announces the dates.

Which research methods are actually taught?

Research Methods in Education covers action research, classroom observation, data collection methods, statistical methods, research ethics and quantitative, qualitative, mixed and experimental methodologies. Advanced Statistics then adds general linear modelling, multiple regression, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and multivariate techniques including ANOVA, MANOVA and ANCOVA. A further elective covers qualitative design, interviews, observation, documentation and triangulation.

Do I have to publish?

Dissertation III states that a publication drawn from the dissertation must be accomplished under the framework of the Social Sciences Citation Index. The same stage also requires the work to meet the Graduate School's conditions on methodology quality and accepted plagiarism percentages.

Why is there no tuition figure here?

Because GAU has not published one for this doctorate. Unlike its other doctoral pages, this programme has no information panel at all, so there is no fee field, no stated duration and no programme-level accreditation line to report. We would rather leave those blank than guess. Contact the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research for the current schedule.

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