{"id":6556,"date":"2023-08-21T07:36:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/education\/2023\/08\/21\/become-a-teacher-of-teachers\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T07:36:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:36:40","slug":"become-a-teacher-of-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/education\/2023\/08\/21\/become-a-teacher-of-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Teacher of Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Candidates and graduates of Chapman University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/education\/graduate\/phd-education\/index.aspx\">Ph.D. in education program<\/a>\u00a0all joined the program to impact the lives of students.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, their reasons for pursuing a Ph.D. are very personal for each of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look for someone who is not doing it for three letters after their name,\u201d says Keith Howard,\u00a0associate dean for academic affairs\u00a0at Attallah College of Educational Studies and director of the Ph.D. program. \u201cWe look for someone who has a personal mission and purpose for educating folks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candidates and graduates of Chapman University\u2019s\u00a0Ph.D. in education program\u00a0all joined the program to impact the lives of students. 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