Philip Roland Christensen

Background

Christensen, Philip Roland was born on November 1, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Carl Roland and Dorothy Isobel (Smith) Christensen.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Harvard University, 1969. Doctor of Education, University Massachusetts, 1972.

Career

Research assistant, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1969; project director, School Education, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1969-1973; lecturer, School Education, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1971-1972; assistant professor, School Education, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1972-1973; executive secretary, National Baha'i Teaching and Youth Coms., Wilmette, Illinois, 1973-1975; head Learning Resource Center, St. Lawrence College, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, 1975-1980; chief of party, Radio Language Arts Project, Nairobi, Kenya, 1980-1985; deputy chief of party, Basic and Non-Formal Education Systems Project, Maseru, Lesotho, 1985-1991; chief of party, Education Policy, Management and Technology Project, Mbabane, Swaziland, 1991-1995; chief of party, Basic Education Support Project, Windhoek, Namibia, since 1995; vice president, Institute International Research, Arlington, Virginia, since 1995. Part-time faculty U. Ottawa, Ontario, 1978-1980. Consultant to school districts and projects.

Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Philip Roland Christensen has been listed as a noteworthy Instructional systems designer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, African Association for Distance Education, Society Southern Africa, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Comparative and International Education Society, Swaziland Educational Research Association, Phi Delta Kappa (past vice president).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, computers, flying.

Connections

Married Deborah Ward Hubbard, November 20, 1971. Children: Matthew, Colin.

Father:

Carl Roland Christensen

Mother:

Dorothy Isobel (Smith) Christensen

Spouse:

Deborah Ward Hubbard

child:

Colin Christensen

child:

Matthew Christensen