You may request an application for the child support enforcement program service called the IV-D (4-D) program by calling the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) at 1-800-447-4278.ou may request an application for the child support enforcement program service called the IV-D (4-D) program by calling the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) at 1-800-447-4278.
Some schools also offer an EdS (Education Specialist) degree, which is intermediate between a master's degree and a PhD or EdD. Although the EdS course of study teaches theory, it focuses primarily on hands-on aspects of teaching.
The Ed.D. is a practitioner degree focusing on how theory can be applied to solving real world problems. By contrast, the Ph.D. degree is research-oriented with emphasis on testing theories and discovering new knowledge within a narrow discipline. Curricular differences have more to do with substance than rigor.