PhD in Educational Studies: Educational Research, Policy and Practice
Philosophy and History of Education track
As a doctoral student in Ohio State’s Philosophy and History of Education program, you will learn and become a scholar of education who contemplates issues such as who should be educated; what should be taught; and who gets to decide? You will study with scholars whose interests and expertise explore a range of educational issues and histories of diverse populations, justice, educational technology, leadership and more.
This is a specialization of the Educational Research, Policy and Practice, PhD program. For more information please visit the PhD program page.
Program Features
Receive a strong foundation in both the philosophy and history of education.
Understand the intellectual movements and ideas that have influenced educational processes throughout history.
Learn how philosophical questions and areas of inquiry have emerged within specific social and cultural contexts over time.
Develop methods of philosophy involving interpretive strategies often associated with humanistic inquiry to make connections among the collection of ideas in past and present intellectual worlds.
Study inductive methods of historical study, requiring close reading of classical and contemporary texts, logical and ethical analysis, and historical contextualization.
Career Paths
Scholars trained in philosophy and history of education pursue careers in schools, colleges and universities; government agencies; and various non-profit institutions.
Funding Options
Key to teaching, research and learning in the college, associateships provide students with professional experience and financial support.
These financial awards are made by Ohio State to students based on academic merit through a university-wide competition.
The college annually awards scholarships to its students to support their academic goals.
Degree Requirements
Program start
Autumn Semester
Minimum Program hours
60 post-master’s degree
Deadline to apply
December 1
Additional Application Requirements
Academic Writing Sample
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