Abraham Abadi
Professional Title: Assistant Professor
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
Nature of creativity;
Dialogical principle and its relation to critical pedagogy; Philosophical and
psychological dimensions of consciousness
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: High School, Middle School, Curriculum and
Instruction
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Issues in American Schooling; Dimensions of Teaching and Learning; Classroom and School Inquiry; Mind, God, Reality and Morality
Education: Ed.D., Boston University; Ed.M,
Boston University; B.A., Boston University
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
- Education and Human Dialogue from Buber to Freire, (New England Philosophy
of Education Society)
- Why Teach Philosophy of Education? (New England
Philosophy of Education Society)
- Current Innovations in Curriculum
(Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston)
- Progressive Curriculum
(Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston
Dr. Abadi came to Lesley after 30 years of experience
in the Boston Public Schools as teacher, administrator, and curriculum
specialist. During his years in public education, Dr. Abadi held adjunct
positions at Berklee College of Music, The Art Institute of Boston (now at
Lesley University) and in the Elementary Education Division at the Graduate School of Education. He combines
scholarship and experience to give his courses depth. aabadi@lesley.edu.