Lebanese Association for Educational
Studies
Projects
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details, please contact our office. For a list of
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Between 2000 and early 2003, the Lebanese Association
for Educational Studies (LAES) was commissioned by UNESCO to undertake
six studies as part of the project on the
Evaluation of the New Lebanese Curricula. These studies were:
Assessment
of Goals, Educational Ladder and Subject Distribution Plan
Evaluation
of Subject Curricula
Evaluation
of School Textbooks
Evaluation
of Student Assessment Schemes
Student
Achievement Phase I &II
Evaluation
of the Teacher Training Programs
Only a brief description of the objectives of each study
and methodology used is provided here. For details of the data analysis
and results, please contact LAES office, UNESCO Office-Beirut, UNDP,
or CRDP. Project
Coordinator: Adnan El Amine.
In the year 2002, LAES
was commissioned by the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO to prepare
a bibliography of all the material written on Education in Lebanon from
1950 until 2000. With the help of MultiData Services, Inc., a software
was developed for the purpose. The data collection was executed through
a comprehensive survey of libraries of Lebanese universities, research
centers, and individual personal libraries. Books, articles, and graduate
theses only were included; unpublished reports and material related
to education in other countries were excluded. Also included are some
theses written on education in Lebanon by individuals residing outside
the country. The bibliography contains 4,270 entries in Arabic, English,
and French and is available on CD.
Project Coordinator:
Adnan El Amine.
This project aims at
controlling and asserting data collected for the Educational Bibliography
in Lebanon 1950-2000, and updating it by including sources that appeared
in years 2001 and 2002. Moreover, it includes preparing abstracts for
each source that appeared between 1995 and 2002. Each abstract presents
the theme(s) dealt with and the main result or the main concluded ideas.
This project is commissioned by the Lebanese National Commission for
Education, Science and Culture.
Project Coordinator:
Adnan El Amine.
This study was commissioned by Al-Mabbarrat Foundation
Schools in 2004 to enhance the skills of its educational leadership
team. The study consisted of two parts: (a) performing a needs
assessment for training requirements and needs of the Foundation
Schools' educational leaders; and (b) designing and implementing a
training program for the target group.
This project was undertaken
in collaboration with the Bahraini Ministry of Education. The objectives
of this study were to:
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Develop a model to integrate
information and communication technology in the teaching of
communication skills in basic education;
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Try out the model and develop a
comprehensive mechanism for application based on the curriculum
competencies, learning strategies, teaching methods, educational
assessment method at the levels of school and government, and
relationship of school with society; and
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Assess and follow-up on the
practical execution of the model to present a vision for lateral
expansion at the level of schools and longitudinal expansion at the
levels of the different skills.
Project Coordinator: Mary Ghaleb.
This study was
commissioned by the Arab Bureau for Education in the Gulf States (ABEGS)
to help improve the usage of the formal Arabic language in everyday
student life and help enhance students' academic performance in the
Arabic language. The report would be used as a framework or guideline
for ABEGS member countries to develop their curricula, school textbooks,
assessment schemes, and other educational material. The study culminated
in a 60-page document presented to the ABEGS office on 20/8/2003,
prepared by: Adnan El Amine (Coordinator), Murad Jurdak, Ghazi Ghaith,
and AbdelFattah Zein.
This study was commissioned by Mouvement Sociale in
2004 to analyze the social, psychological, educational, and
professional characteristics of at-risk youth (age 15-19) in Lebanon.
The findings would be utilized in Mouvement Sociale's program to help
youth at risk develop their self-image and promote their lifestyle and
career opportunities. Since it was launched in 1995, this program has
helped more than 250 young men and women annually. Study team: Suzanne
Abdulrida AbouRjeili (Coordinator), Antoine Shami (Psychologist),
Anisse El Amine (Psychoanalyst).
This study was commissioned by the UNESCO Regional
Office for Education in the Arab States - Beirut. The report discusses
the state of Higher Education in the Arab countries before and after
the UNESCO Conference on Higher Education in 1998, reflecting on the
main issues, obstacles, windows of opportunity, and necessary
conditions for development. The report was prepared by Adnan El Amine
(Coordinator) and Antoine Dagher.
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