Wadi D. Haddad, Ph.D.

Currently


Previous Appointments and Experience

1997-1999

  • Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO (Paris)
  • Member, International Scientific Advisory Board of UNESCO
  • Adjunct Professor, Education Policy Analysis, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • Member of Council of 21 (a group of 21 distinguished leaders in business, education and technology under the honorary chairmanship of Senator/astronaut John Glenn, which issued recommendations on Preparing American Schools and American School Systems for the 21st Century.
  • Trustee, 21st Century Education Initiative
1987-1997
World Bank Group
  • Director and Deputy Corporate Secretary-General (and Acting Secretary-General)
  • Senior Adviser for Human Development, Office of the Vice President, Africa Region
  • Special Representative of the World Bank to the United Nations System, New York
  • Executive Secretary of the World Conference on Education for All (1989-1991), commissioned by the chief executives of the World Bank, UNDP, UNESCO, and UNICEF
  • Chief, Education and Employment Division (Policy and research)

1985-1987

  • Owner and President, Trans Development Corporation, Vienna, Virginia
  • Chairman, Digital Medicine Corporation, Boston

1984-1985

  • Visiting Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

1982-1984

  • Adviser to the Presidency of Lebanon for National Affairs, at the cabinet level.
1976-1982
World Bank Group
  • Chief, Western Africa Education Projects Division
  • Education Specialist and Senior Adviser

1972-1976

  • Founder and President of the Lebanese Center for Educational Research and Development - A cabinet-level position equivalent to that of the secretary of education.
1966-1972
American University of Beirut
  • Associate Professor and Director of Science and Mathematics Education Center for Research and Development

1959-1964

  • Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, American University of Beirut (1962-1964)
  • Coordinator of Summer Institutes for science and mathematics teachers from Middle Eastern countries, Education Department, American University of Beirut (1962-1964)
  • Instructor in Physics and Mathematics (part-time), Beirut Baptist School (1959-1964)

Education

1967 Ph.D., Science Education, University of Wisconsin
1964 M.A., Physics and Education, American University of Beirut
1962 B.S., Physics, American University of Beirut

Conferences, Seminars and Lectures

  • Keynote speaker in many major conferences worldwide, including those involving ministers of education and science, CEO's of technology companies, presidents of Universities and chief executives of development organizations
  • Participant in summit meetings of heads of states and governments
  • Speaker in hundreds of seminars and professional gatherings

Selected Publications


Books
  1. Haddad, Wadi D. (Editor). (2005). Technologies for Education for All: Possibilities and prospects in the Arab Region. Academy for Educational Development, Washington, D.C.
    Author of the following chapter:
    • Technologies for Education for All: Luxury or necessity?

  2. Haddad, Wadi D, and Draxler, Alexandra (Editors). 2002. Technologies for Education: Potential, Parameters and Prospects. UNESCO, Paris & Academy for Educational Development, Washington, D.C.
    Co-authored the following chapters:
    • "The Dynamics of Technologies for Education" with Alexandra Draxler
    • "ICT for Education: Potential and Potency" with Sonia Jurich

    • "ICT for Education: Prerequisites and Constraints" with Sonia Jurich

    • "Are We There Yet?" with Alexandra Draxler

  3. Haddad, Wadi D. and Terri Demsky. (1995). Education Policy-Planning Process: An Applied Framework. International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, Paris.

  4. Haddad, Wadi D. and Terri Demsky. 1994. The Dynamics of Education Policymaking. World Bank, Washington, D.C.

  5. Haddad, Wadi D. and others. 1990. Education and Development: Evidence for New Priorities. World Bank, Washington, D.C.

  6. Haddad, Wadi D., and others. 1990. Meeting Basic Learning Needs: A Vision for the 1990s. Inter-Agency Commission, New York. (Published also in Arabic, French and Spanish)

  7. Haddad, Wadi D. 1985. Lebanon--The Politics of Revolving Doors. Praeger Publishers, New York.

  8. Haddad, Wadi Dahir. 1982. The Efficiency of the Education System. Center for Educational Research and Development, Beirut. (Arabic)

  9. Haddad, Wadi D., and others. 1980. Education - A Sector Policy Paper. World Bank, Washington, D.C. (Published also in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese)

  10. Avalos, Beatrice, and Wadi Haddad. 1979. A Review of Teacher Effectiveness Research in Africa, India, Latin America, Middle East, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand: Synthesis of Results. International Development Research Center, Ottawa. (Published also in Spanish).

  11. Participated in writing and editing (Project Director): 1972. Physical Science. Ministry of National Education, Beirut. (Published also in French).

  12. Participated in writing and editing (Project Director): 1971. Physical Science - A Source book for Teachers of Intermediate I. Ministry of National Education, Beirut. 1972. (Published also in French)

Monograms and Chapters in Books
  1. Haddad, Wadi D. 2003. "The View from Above (Filling the Screen): The (Dual) Impact of Global Media." In Hernes, Gudmund (Editor). Planning for Diversity: Education in Multi-ethnic and Multi-cultural Societies. International Institute for educational Planning, Paris.

  2. Haddad, Wadi D. 2001. "The Challenges of Access to and Quality of Distance Education.". In Beck, Uwe, and Sommer, Winfried (Eds.) LEARNTEC 2001- 9th European Congress and Trade Fair for Educational and Information Technology. Karlsruher Congress, Germany.

  3. Haddad, Wadi D. 1999. Education For All for the 21st Century. Academy for Educational Development, Washington, D.C.

  4. Haddad, Wadi D. 1998. "Education For All in the Age Of Globalization: The Role Of Information Technology." In De Moura Castro, Claudio (Ed.) Education in the Information Age. Inter American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.

  5. Haddad, Wadi D., and others. 1990. Final Report - World Conference on Education for All. Inter-Agency Commission, New York.

World Bank Monographs
  1. Haddad, Wadi D. and others. 1995. Human Resources Development in Africa: To get Results on the Ground. Bank Strategies and Action. Africa Region, World Bank, Washington, D.C.

  2. Haddad, Wadi D. 1992. "The Development of Human Resources in Developing Countries". In Development Issues: Presentations to the 42nd Meeting of the Development Committee. World Bank, Washington, D.C.

  3. Haddad, Wadi D., and others. 1991. Human Development: A Bank Strategy for the 1990s. World Bank, Washington, D.C.

  4. Haddad, Wadi and Shanti Conly. 1987. Diversified Secondary Curriculum Projects: A Review of World Bank Experience, 1963-1979. EDT Discussion Paper No. 57.

  5. Haddad, Wadi and Terri Demsky. 1987. Planning and Mobilization of Financial Resources for Education in the Middle East. EDT Discussion Paper No. 92.

  6. Haddad, Wadi, Gail Stevenson and Arvil Adams. 1987. Youth Unemployment in the EMENA Region: An Issues Paper. EDT Discussion Paper No. 76.

  7. Haddad, Wadi and George Za’rour. 1986. Role and Educational Effects of Practical Activities in Science Education. EDT Discussion Paper No. 51.

  8. Haddad, Wadi. 1986. Teacher Training: Review of World Bank Experience. EDT Discussion Paper No. 21.

  9. Haddad, Wadi. 1979. Educational and Economic Effects of Promotion and Repetition Policies. Staff Working Paper No. 319.

  10. Haddad, Wadi D. 1978. Educational Effects of Class Size. Staff Working Paper No. 280.

Articles Published in TechKnowLogia
  1. Haddad, Wadi D. January-March 2003. "Is Instructional Technology a Must for Learning?"

  2. Haddad, Wadi D. October -December 2002. "Technology and Teacher Education: Making the Connection."

  3. Haddad, Wadi D. July-September 2002. "Technologies for All: A Dream or a Nightmare?"

  4. Haddad, Wadi D. April - June 2002. "Virtual Education: Between Virtuality and Reality"

  5. Haddad, Wadi D. January - March 2002. "Technologies for Education and Learning: More than Meets the Eye"

  6. Haddad, Wadi D. November/December 2001. "Language Acquisition in the Knowledge Society"

  7. Haddad, Wadi D. September/October 2001. "The Child: Between Touching Buttons and Touching Hands"

  8. Haddad, Wadi D. July/August 2001. "Social Action: The Road to Where?"

  9. Haddad, Wadi D. May/June 2001. "E-Learning Beyond the Workplace"

  10. Haddad, Wadi D. March/April 2001. "International Virtual Education Network (IVEN) for the Enhancement of Science and Math Learning in Latin America"

  11. Haddad, Wadi D. and Jurich, Sonia. March/April 2001. "The Potential of Technologies for the Enhancement of Science and Mathematics Teaching and Learning"

  12. Haddad, Wadi D. March/April 2001. "Touching the Untouchable"

  13. Haddad, Wadi D. January/February 2001. "The Education Enterprise: Is it Manageable?"

  14. Haddad, Wadi D. November/December 2000. "Teachers…Training…and Technology"

  15. Haddad, Wadi D. September/October 2000. "Lifelong Learning: From Desirability to Feasibility"

  16. Haddad, Wadi D. July/August 2000. "Skill Training: Aiming at a Moving Target"

  17. Haddad, Wadi D. May/June 2000. "Technology for Basic Education: A Luxury or a Necessity?"

  18. Haddad, Wadi D. March/April 2000. "Is the Divide Digital?"

  19. Haddad, Wadi D. January/February 2000. "Higher Education: The Ivory Tower and the Satellite Dish"

  20. Haddad, Wadi D. November/December 1999. "If Technology is the Solution, Where is the Problem?"

  21. Haddad, Wadi D. January/February 2001. "The Education Enterprise: Is it Manageable?"

  22. Haddad, Wadi D. September/October 1999. "TechKnowLogia: It's About Knowledge and Learning"

Articles Published in Other Journals
  1. Haddad, Wadi D., 1997. "Globalization of the Economy: The Implications for Education and Skill Formation," Prospects, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 35-40.

  2. Haddad, Wadi D. 1990. "Education for All: The Role of International Aid", Prospects, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 525-536.

  3. Haddad, Wadi D. 1983. "Summary of the 1980 World Bank Sector Policy Paper", Canadian and International Education, 12(1).

  4. Haddad, Wadi D. 1971. "Analysis of the Science Content of the Arabic Press of the Middle East", School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 71, No. 5 pp. 411-422.

  5. Haddad, Wadi D. 1971. "Nature and Language of Scientific Terms in the Arabic Press of the Middle East", Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 64, No. 10, pp. 465-474.

  6. Haddad, Wadi D. 1974. "Interaction Between Science and Society in the Arabic Press of the Middle East", Science Education, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 35-49.

  7. Haddad, Wadi D., and Pella, M.O. 1972. "Relationship Between Mental Maturity and Level of Understanding of Concepts of Relativity in Grades 4-8". Journal of Experimental Education, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 20-30.

  8. Haddad, Wadi D. 1969. "Secondary School Science and the University", in University Development: Continuity and Change, American University of Beirut, pp. 164-168.