Bio: CURRICULUM VITAE
For

MUNIR BASHSHUR

Department of Education
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
TEL: 340460/350000
FAX: 009-611-744461
E-mail: [email protected]


Born: February 1, 1933. Nationality: Lebanese; married to Catherine Ann Carlin; two children: Maria Ann (1966) and Michael Ramsey (1969).

B.A. in English Literature (1956) and M.A. in Education (1958), both from the American University of Beirut (AUB); Ph.D. in Comparative Education (1964), from the University of Chicago. Title of dissertation: "The Role of Two Western Universities (The American University of Beirut and the St. Joseph University) in the National Life of Lebanon and the Middle East". Dissertation Chairman: C. Arnold Anderson.

I. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1964 - 1969 Assistant Professor of Education, A.U.B.
1969 - 1979 Associate Professor of Education, A.U.B.
Summer 1971 Visiting Associate Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. October 1971 Tenured appointment, AUB.
1973 - 1974 Visiting Professor, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, USA.
1979 - present Professor of Education, A.U.B.

II. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

1970 - 1973 Chairman, Department of Education, AUB
1986 - 1993 Chairman, Department of Education, AUB
1972 - 1974 University Senate (member), AUB
1987 - 1992 University Senate (member), AUB
1993 - 2000 University Senate (Ex-officio member), AUB
1987 - 1991 University Admissions Committee (Chairman), AUB
1991 - 1992 University Publications Committee (member), AUB
1992 - 1999 University Publications Committee, (Chairman), AUB
1993 - 2000 Director, Division of Education Programs, AUB

III. PUBLICATIONS RECORD

A. BOOKS:

1. Education In Israel (التعليم في اسرائيل), (In collaboration with K. Shaykh), Research Center, Palestine Liberation Organization, Beirut, 1969, 247 pages.

2. The Structure of the Educational System in Lebanon: A Qualitative Study (بنية النظام التربوي في لبنان), Center of Educational Research and Development, Ministry of Education and Fine Arts, The Republic of Lebanon, Beirut, 1978, 330 pages .

3. Educational Supervision in the Arab States: A Five Country Case Study, (Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Bahrain), Unesco Office for Education in the Arab States, Beirut, 1980, 192 pages.

4. Trends in Arab Education (اتّجاهات في التربية العربية), Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization, Tunis/1st ed. January 1982, Beirut/2nd ed. May 1982, 266 pages.

5. (Editor) The Role of the University in Extension Education, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1982, 168 pages.

6. Arab Education: Education in the Arab World in the 21st Century (التربية العربية: التعليم في العالم العربي في القرن الحادي والعشرين). Nelson Publishers, Beirut, 1995, 110 pages.

7. (Editor). The State and Education in Lebanon. الدولة والتعليم في لبنان ) )
First Yearbook, Lebanese Association for Educational Studies, Beirut, 1999, 378 pages.

8. (Editor) Cooperation between Educational Institutions for Improving the Quality of Education in Lebanon. (التعاون بين المؤسسات التربوية لتحسين نوعية التعليم في لبنان) Beirut: Unesco, 2002, 200 pages.

9. Higher Education in the Arab States, Unesco Regional Bureau for Education. In the Arab States, Beirut, 2004, 138 pages.

10. (Joint Editor) L’enseignement Supérieur dans le Monde Arabe: une Question de Niveau ? Institut Francais du Proche-Orient, Beyrouth 2006. 214 pages.



B. ARTICLES:

1. "Higher Education and Political Development in Syria and Lebanon" Comparative Education Review, Vol. 10, No. 3, October 1966 (pp 451-461).

2. "Political Recruitment and Integration in Lebanon: The American University of Beirut", in Kazamias, and Epstein, E. (eds.), Schools in Transition, Boston, Allyn & Bacon, 1968, (pp. 111-125).

3. “Practical Recommendations for University Reform in Lebanon”
"مقترحات عملية لإصلاح الجامعة في لبنان ". Mawakef, Vol. 1, No. 1, Oct/Nov. 1968, (pp. 148-155).

4. “Between the Verbal and the Scientific Culture” "بين الحضارة الشفوية والحضارة العلمية"
Al-Ulum, Vol. 14, No. 4, April 1969 (pp 5-16).
5. “Development Education” “التربية الانمائية" in Saab, H. (ed.), Man is the Capital, Institute of Development Studies, Beirut, 1969, (pp. 321-368).

6. “Education in Lebanon: For Admittance Into Modernity", Mawakef, vol. 2, No. 7, Jan-Feb. 1970, (pp. 85-118), الحديث". العالم "التربية والتعليم في لبنان: من أجل الدخول في

7. “Regarding the Educational Agenda: Questions and Proposals”“حول المفكرة التربوية: تساؤلات ومقترحات" Mawakef, Vol. 2, No. 12, Nov./Dec. 1970, (pp. 6-16) .

8. “The Influence of Higher Education on Political Development in Lebanon”
تأثير التعليم العالي في التطور السياسي في لبنان" Revue Libanaise Des Science Politiques, Vol. 1, No. 1 Jan-June 1970 (pp 29-63).

9. "The Role of Educational Research in Educational Change: The Case of Lebanon:", in Yates, A. (ed.), The Role of Research in Educational Change, International Studies in Education, UNESCO, Pacific Books, Palo Alto, 1971 )pp 159-162).

10. "Higher Education in Lebanon: A Case Study", International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education, Knowles, A.S. (ed.), San Franciso, Jossey-Bass Inc., 1977, (pp 2459-2468).

11. “Goals of Education in the Arab State” "الاهداف التربوية في البلدان العربية" . L'Education Nouvelle (Al-Tarbia Al-Jadida), Vol. 13, Jan. 1978 (pp 11-44).

12. "The Politics of Curriculum-Making in the Arab Countries" "سياسة صنع المناهج في البلدان العربية"”,L'Education Nouvelle (Al-Tarbia Al Jadida), Vol. 17, April 1979 (pp 41-62).

13. "Arab Women and Education", monograph series of the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, Beirut University College, Beirut 1980, (pp 65-90).

14. “Commentary on the Relationship Between Substantiation and Progress in Arab Culture” " في منهجية الإسناد والتقدم عند العرب" Mawakef, Fall 1981 (pp 47-59).

15. “Provisions and Exchange of Information Among Educational Research Centers in Arab Countries” "توفير المعلومات والتبادل بين مراكز ومؤسسات البحث التربوي في البلدان العربية". Arab Journal of Educational Research, Vol II, No. 1, Jan. 1982 (pp 41-49).

16. “Similarities and Contrasts in Patterns of Higher Education in the Arab Countries” ”الشبه والاختلاف في التعليم العالي في الوطن العربي " Al-Manabir, Vols. 8 & 9, Oct. & Nov. 1986 (pp 88-101) and (pp 64-83).

17. “The Effect of War on Efforts in Educational Planning and Vocational Guidance and Implications for Educational Reform in Lebanon”
” أثر الحرب في تعطيل التخطيط التربوي والتوجيه المهني وأثر ذلك في المقومات الاساسية للنظام التربوي في لبنان". Proceedings of Population Politics in Lebanon, Family Planning Association, Beirut 1988, pp. (83-101).

18. "The Role of Education: A Mirror of a Fractured National Image", in Halim Barakat (ed.), Toward A Viable Lebanon, Croom Helm and the Center For Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., 1988 (pp 42-67).

19. "The Deterioration of the Educational System in Lebanon” " تردّي النظام التربوي في لبنان" , Al-Mustakbal Al-Arabi, Vol. V, No. III, May 1988 (pp. 34-55) .

20. “Equality of Educational Opportunity in the Arab States” “ تكافؤ الفرص التعليمية
في البلدان العربية" . in Arab Childhood and Missed Educational Justice, Fifth Yearbook: Kuwait Society for Advancement of Childhood, Kuwait, Umm-Al-Salasil, 1989(pp. 199-247)

21. “Education in Palestine in the Post-Catastrophe Period 1948 - 1985” “ التربية والتعليم في فلسطين بعد النكبة، 1948 - 1985".in Palestinian Encyclopaedia Part II, Vol. III, Beirut 1990 (pp. 79-155) .

22. "Education and the Secular-Religious Debate: Illustrations from Lebanon" Gustave E. Von Grunebaum monograph series, Center for Near Eastern Studies, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1992. (24 pages).

23. “Education in the 21st Century: Questions and Suggestions Regarding the Arab World) “ التعليم في القرن الحادي والعشرين: مقدمات وتساؤلات واقتراحات حول العالم العربي"., Proceedings of the UNESCO Regional Office for the Arab World, and the Faculty of Environmental Health AUB, Beirut, May 1993 (pp. 151-204) .

24. “Quality of Basic Education in Arab States” “جودة التعليم الاساسي في البلدان العربية"., in Al-Amin, Adnan (ed.), Planning for Improving Quality of Basic Education in Arab States, UNESCO, Beirut, 1995 (pp. 135 - 164)

25. “Higher Education in Lebanon: A Historical Review” ” التعليم العالي في لبنان في المسار التاريخي" in Al-Amin, Adnan (ed.) Higher Education in Lebanon, Lebanese Association For Educational Sciences, Beirut, 1997 (pp.15-93).

26. “Features in the History and Geography of Higher Education in Lebanon” “ معالم من تاريخ التعليم العالي وجغرافيته في لبنان" Lebanese Studies 3/4, Autumn/Winter 1997 (pp. 121-141).

27. “Views and Observations on Some Attempts in Planning and Developing Educational Strategies in Arab Countries" “أفكار وملاحظات على هوامش
بعض محاولات التخطيط ووضع الاستراتيجيات التربوية في البلدان العربية" Arab Journal of Education, Vol 17, No. 1, June 1997, (pp. 38-74).

28. “State and Education in France and England ”الدولة والتعليم في فرنسا وانكلترا" “
in Bashshur, M. (ed.) The State and Education in Lebanon الدولة والتعليم في لبنان
Lebanese Association for Educational Studies, Beirut 1999 (pp. 39-103).

29. “Educational Politics and Religion in the Nineties: Lebanon since Ta’if”, in Theodor Hanf (ed.), Dealing with Differences, Nomos Verlagsgesellscaft, Baden- Baden, Germany 1999 (pp. 213-

30. “ School Twinning as a Reform Tool from the Base up” In : Bashshur (ed.) Cooperation Among Educational Institutions for Quality Improvement in Lebanon, Unesco, Beirut 2002 (pp.2-11 and 25-49). "التوأمة بين المدارس سبيل الى الإصلاح التربوي من القاعدة"، ندوة التعاون بين المؤسسات التربوية لتحسين نوعية التعليم في لبنان" أليونسكو، بيروت 2002، (صص 2-11 و 25-49).

31. Present Patterns of Education in Arab Countries: Contribution to Knowledge Society”أنساق ألتعليم الحالية في البلدان العربية: مساهمتها في إكتساب المعرفة In UNDP, Arab Human Development Report 2003 , (38 pages); a commissioned background paper.

32. “The Deepening Cleavage in the Educational System (of Lebanon)”, in Hanf, Theodor and Nawaf Salam (eds.), Lebanon in Limbo, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 2003, (pp 159-179)

33. “The Education of Arab Children: A Framework for First Grade Elementary Students لتلاميذ الصف الاوّل الابتدائي" " تعليم الأطفال ألعرب: هيكلية مشروعIn Journal of Arab Children, Kuwait Society for the Advancement of Children, vol 5, No 20, Sept. 2004 (pp.52-72)

34. “Dualities and Entry Points in Attempts for Educational Reform in Arab Countries” "ثُنائيّات ومداخل في قضايا الإصلاح التربوي في البلدان العربية"In Al-Amin, Adnan (ed.), Reform of General Education in Arab Countries, Lebanese Association For Educational Studies, Beirut 2005, (pp 277-297)

35. “Quality Control in Higher Education in Arab States: An Overview”, " ضمان الجودة في التعليم العالي في البلدان العربية: نظرة إجمالية"in Adnan Al-Amin, Quality Control in Arab Universities, Lebanese Association For Educational Studies, Beirut 2005,( pp 113- 180)

36. “Standards of Quality of Higher Education in Lebanon” ( pp 1-30) and “A Synthesis and Reflections: Have Standards of Higher Education in the Arab States Gone Up or Down?” (pp 203- 214) in Bashshur & others (eds.), L’enseignement supéِِrieur dans le monde arabe: une question de niveau , Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Beyrouth, 2006

37. “History Teaching and History Textbooks in Lebanon,” in Recep Kaymakcan and Oddbjorn Leirvik (eds.) Teaching for Tolerance in Muslim Majority Societies, Istanbul: Dem Press 2007 (pp 191-209)

38. “Developing Curriculum Structures of Higher Education in Arab Countries”" تطوير بنيات ومناهج التعليم العالي في البلدان العربية" in Al-Mustaqbal Al-Arabi No. 355, Sept. 2008 (pp25- 50)

39. “Curriculum in Arab States: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives”, in Boujaoude, Saouma & Z. R. Dagher (eds.), The World of Science Education: Arab States, Vol. 3 in Cultural Perspectives in Science Education, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2009 (p.p. 11-25).


40. “Observations from the Edge of the Deluge: Are We Going Too Far Too Fast in Our Educational Transformation in the Arab Gulf?”, in Abi-Mershed, Osama (ed.), Trajectories of Education in the Arab World, Routeldge, New York 2010 (pp 247-272).


IV. CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARLY CONFERENCES:

1. Read a paper entitled, "The Role of Educational Research in Educational Change: The Case of Lebanon", International Institute of Education, UNESCO, July 19-22, 1967, Hamburg, Germany (19 pages); a four page summary was published.

2. Read a paper entitled “The Impact of Higher Education on Political Development in Lebanon” "أثر التعليم العالي في التطور السياسي في لبنان", Lebanese Association for Political Sciences, April 22-25, 1968, Beirut (34 pages); paper published in full .

3. Read a paper entitled, “The Scientific Content of Arabic Text-books in Lebanon”, Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science, Nov. 1968, Beirut (11 pages); paper published in full.

4. Read a paper entitled, “Educational Diffusion, Opportunity, and Policy Reform in Lebanon”, the University of Wisconsin, March 24-28, 1969, Madison, Wisconsin, (12 pages); paper not published.

5. Read a paper entitled, “Development of Education”, Association of Development Studies, Oct. 28, 1970, Beirut, (47 pages); paper published in full.

6. Gave the opening lecture entitled, “Human Resources and Educational Policies, With Implications for Vocational Training”, World Young Women’s Association, Athens, Greece, (14 pages); a four-page summary published.

7. Read a paper entitled, “The AUB and the USJ as Ventures in International Relations”, Beit Miri, Lebanon, Feb. 1972, (10 pages); paper not published.

8. Read a paper entitled, “Hypotheses and Research Trends Concerning Education and Politics in the Middle East”, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute, Freiburg, Germany, Feb. 1973, (40 pages), paper not published.

9. Read a paper entitled, “Educational Problems of Manpower Development Programs in the Arab World”, Middle East Manpower Training Services Association, London, May 1975; paper not published.

10. Read a paper entitled, “Education in Light of the Second Development Plan in Saudi Arabia, with a Particular Reference to the Teaching of Math and Science”, "التعليم في ضوء الخطة الثانية للتنمية، خاصة في مجال تعليم العلوم والرياضيات في المملكة العربية السعودية Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 1977, (23 pages); paper not published.

11. Read a paper entitled, “Arab Goals of Education”"الأهداف التربوية في البلدان العربية"
at a conference convened by the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab States on “Philosophy and Goals of Education in the Arab States” Beirut, Nov. 28 - Dec. 1, 1977; paper published in full.

12. Participated in a conference sponsored by the Association of Arab Universities and the University of Riyadh on, “Colleges of Education in the Arab States”, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 22-26, 1978.

13. Read a paper entitled, “The Politics of Curriculum-Making in the Arab States: What is to be Done to Improve Implementation”"سياسة صنع المناهج في البلدان العربية"
at a UNESCO conference on “Processes and Procedures of Curriculum Reform”, Cairo, Sept. 19-29. (Participated as a consultant to the conference);
Paper published in full.

14. Participated in and was chosen as Reporter at a UNESCO conference on, “The Future Educational Goals for the Arab States”, Cairo, Oct. 21-24, 1978.

15. Read a paper at Beirut University College entitled “Arab Women and Education”, Beirut, May 10, 1979; paper published in full as part of a monograph series by B.U.C.

16. Gave a public lecture at Yarmuk University, Jordan, on “Education and Modernization Attempts in the Arab World” "التربية ومحاولات التحديث في العالم العربي",
Jan. 12, 1980; lecture published in the proceedings of Yarmuk University.

17. Took part in the first meeting of experts on the “Development of Educational Innovations Network for the Arab Countries” that developed guidelines for establishing such a network, in Cairo , UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab States, March 18-22, 1979.

18. Took part in the second meeting of experts on the “Development of Educational Innovations Network for the Arab Countries” to examine the applicability of innovation network in the Arab States, Beirut, May 12-15, 1980.

19. Participated in, and contracted as a consultant, to a conference on “Population Education and Curriculum Reform in the Arab States”, UNESCO Regional Office For Education in the Arab States, Rabat, Morocco, Jan. 21 - Feb. 2, 1980.

20. Participated in a meeting of experts on educational research in the Arab countries, Rabat, Morocco, March 22-27, 1980.

21. Invited as member of a study review group by the International Institute of Educational Planning, Paris, to a workshop on the I.I.E.P. projects in Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan, May 7-9, 1980; submitted a written evaluation on the I.I.E.P. projects on “Higher Education and Employment in the Sudan”, (7 pages), and “The Organization of the New Halfa District in the Sudan”, (4 pages, and “Relation Between Education and Technical Progress in Agriculture: Training of Specialists”, (3 pages).

21. Participated in a conference convened by the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab States on Women’s “Education in Rural Parts of the Arab Countries,” and read a paper titled, “Role of Formal and Non-Formal Institutions in Preparing Rural Women for Contribution to Development in Arab Countries” , Beirut, Nov. 28, 1980. المرأة الريفية" "دور المؤسسات المدرسية وغير المدرسية في اعداد

23. Participated in a conference convened by the ALECSO, on “Basic Education in the Arab Countries”, and read a paper titled, "Basic Education in the Arab Countries", Tunis, May 25-28, 1983

24. Submitted the working document for a seminar attended by Arab Government Representatives in Doha, Qatar, 9-12 Jan. 1983., at the invitation of ALECSO to discuss my book Trends in Arab Education (published in 1982), and examine its contents in light of conditions in Arab states.

25. Participated in a Conference convened jointly by the Arab Gulf Educational Association and the ALECSO on “Teacher Preparation in the Arab States,” and read a paper titled, "Preparation of Teachers as a Joint Responsibility Between University and Ministry of Education", Doha, Qatar, 7-9, January 1984; paper not published.

26. Participated in the Ninth Annual Symposium held at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.; read a paper titled, "The Role of Education in the Fragmentation of the Lebanese Society", 12-13 April, 1984; paper published in full.

27. Participated in a symposium on “Higher Education in the Arab World” at the University of Lund, Sweden, March 27-29, 1985 and read a paper titled, "Similarities and Contrasts in Patterns of Higher Education in the Arab World"; paper published in full.

28. Gave a lecture on the "Effects of War on Educational Planning and Career Orientation in Lebanon", at the Third Conference of the Lebanese Family Planning Association, Beirut, Dec. 3-5, 1987; paper not published.

29. Read a paper, "Deterioration of Educational Conditions in Lebanon" at a Conference convened by the Arab Thought Forum on “The Social and Economic Dimensions of War in Lebanon,” Amman, Jordan, Feb. 6-7, 1988. Paper published in full .

30. Participated as a member of Lebanese government delegation in the World Conference on Education for All, Jomtien,Thailand, March 5-9, 1990.

31. Read a paper, "Education: Conflict Resolution vs. National Building - A Lebanese Debate", at the Comparative and Int'al Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, March 16, 1991; paper not published.


32. Read a paper titled:
"اعمار القطاع التربوي في لبنان"، في مؤتمر إعمار لبنان الأولويات والمعوقات، بيروت
30 أيار - 1 حزيران 1991.
Paper not published

33. Read a paper titled "Quality Education as a Catalyst for National Unity: Illustrations from Post War Lebanon", at the Comparative and Inta’l Education Conference, Annapolis, Md., March 12, 1992; paper not published.

34. Read a paper titled: "Education and the Secular Religious Debate: Illustrations from Lebanon" at a Conference on "Educational Theory and Practice in the Islamic World", held by the Gustave E. Von Grunebaum Center For Near Eastern Studies, UCLA, Los Angeles, May 7-9, 1992; paper published in full.

35. Read a paper titled:
"سياسة الرواتب والتعويضات في قطاع المعلمين : أمثلة من لبنان"
At a Seminar on Teachers’ Costs and Effectiveness in Arab Countries, Rabat, Morocco, April 20-24, 1992, held by the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, Washington, D.C.; paper not published.

36. Read a paper titled:
" القيم الاجتماعية والثقافية: الإنتاجية والإبداع في المجتمع العربي" في المؤتمر العلمي الثاني،
الجمعية العربية للبحوث الاقتصادية: بعنوان "التنمية البشرية في الوطن العربي: الواقع والمستقبل"
بيروت 7-9 نوفمبر1992
Paper not published.

37. Read a paper titled: "سياسة البحث التربوي ومجالاته وأولوياته في الوطن العربي في ضوء الخطة القومية لتعميم التعليم الابتدائي ومحو الأمية التي وضعتها المنظمة العربية للتربية والثقافة والعلوم" في ندوة حول "دور كليات التربية ومراكز البحث التربوي في تقييم التعليم الأساسي ومحو الأمية في الوطن العربي"، تونس، نوفمبر 1992.
Paper published in full.


38. Read a paper titled:
“التعليم في القرن الحادي والعشرين: مقدمات وتساؤلات واقتراحات حول العالم العربي" في الندوة الوطنية حول التوعية البيئية"
بيروت، الجامعة الاميركية, 12/12/1992.
Paper published in full.

39. Read a paper titled:
“جودة التعليم الأساسي في البلدان العربية"، في ندوة عقدها مكتب اليونسكو الإقليمي للتربية في الدول العربية
بالاشتراك مع المركز الإقليمي لتعليم الكبار في سرس الليان في ورشة عمل شبه الإقليمية، حول "التخطيط
لتحسين نوعية التعليم الأساسي ضمن إطار التعليم للجميع في الدول العربية."
سرس الليان، 6 - 10 فبراير 1993.
Paper published in full

40. Read a paper titled:
"دور التربية في نشوء نهضة جديدة" في ندوة بإشراف رينيه معوض بالاشتراك
مع الجامعة العربية الجوالة"، بيروت 21 أيار 1993.
Paper not published.

41. Participated and read a paper in the Euro-Arab Dialogue programme of the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation on "Education, Educational Reform and Social Changes" in Instanbul, June 2-3, 1994. The title of the paper was "Education and Social Changes in the Arab World." Paper appeared in Proceedings of the Seminar.

42. Read a paper at the meeting of the Central Committee of Arab Teachers' Union at Beirut, June 16, 1994. The title of the paper was "
مدى استجابة التخطيط لحاجات المجتمع العربي في البيئة والتنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية".
Paper not published.

43. Read a paper titled: " تسعة قضايا لإصلاح التعليم في لبنان" محاضرة في النادي الثقافي للبنان الجنوبي ونشرت في ملحق النهار، 26 شباط /فبراير 1994.
Paper published in full.

44. Read a paper titled: “Education and a New Middle East Order”, at the Comparative and International Education Conference, Boston, March 29, 1995.
Paper not published.

45. Read a paper titled لعالي الخاصّ في لبنان: واقع واتجاهات" في دير البلمند، التعليم.
Paper not published. 1995 / 5 / 20

46. Read a paper titled: "Lebanon Since Taif: Educational Politics and Religion in the Nineties” in Freiburg, Germany, at the Conference on Religion, Ethnicity and Politics, 21/3/1996. Paper appeared in Proceedings of the Conference.

47. Read a paper titled: "The University in Lebanon and the Question of Cultural Diversity” at the Holy Spirit University (Kaslik), at the 8th International Colloquium on Catholic Universities, 11/4/1996. Paper not published.

48. Read a paper titled:
"مرجعيات جديدة في التربية العربية من أجل المستقبل". في المؤتمر الثقافي التربوي الخامس للمدارس
الخاصة، عمّان، 19 نيسان 1996
Paper not published.

49. Read a paper titled:
"أفكار وملاحظات على هوامش بعض محاولات التخطيط ووضع الاستراتيجيات التربوية في البلاد العربية"
في ندوة الالكسو ، بعنوان "الحلقة الدراسية لقادة الفكر التربوي المتخصصين بالدراسات الاستراتيجية"
بيروت 18 - 21 تشرين الثاني/ نوفمبر 1996
Paper not published.

50. Read a paper titled:
“تعليم الأطفال العرب"، قدّمت إلى المجلس العربي للطفولة والتنمية، القاهرة،
نيسان 1997.
Paper not published.

51. At the request of the UNESCO Regional Office for the Arab States, prepared a workshop document on Higher Education in the Arab States, for an AMIDEAST International Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco (February 2002.) – Total 90 pages, plus a collection of Appendices. A briefer version (51 pages) was presented and discussed in the Conference.

52. Presented a paper “ The Changing picture of Higher Education in Arab Countries: The Challenges and the Opportunities” – Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., April 26, 2002.

53. Presented a paper “ The Deepening Cleavage in the Lebanese Educational System,” at the First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Mainz, Germany - September 11, 2002. [Paper will appear in print.]



54. At the request of the UNDP (Arab Program), prepared a document titled “Present Patterns of Education in the Arab States: Contribution to Knowledge Acquisition and How to Accelerate this.”
" أنساق التعليم الحالية في البلدان العربية : مساهمتها في اكتساب المعرفة ورؤى واقتراحاتلحفز هده المساهمة"

The document is going to be used (in part or in full) in the context of Arab Human Development Report II scheduled to appear in 1994.


V. DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, CONSULTATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS

A. Consultation Work:

1. Two weeks study and consultation trip to Bahrain for evaluating educational conditions in Bahrain and recommending reform measures, Spring 1968.

2. Ten-day trip as part of a mission to Iraq to investigate University conditions, 1969.

3. Two trips to Saudi Arabia, five days each, upon the invitation of Saudi Ministry of Education, to advise on revising social studies curriculum, Spring 1978. Reports and recommendations were submitted to the Ministry on the subject; these were taken as a framework for the activities of a Saudi national committee formed later and charged with revising social studies curriculum.

4. As director of Al-Ittihad School Project in Dubai (1977-1980), made ten trips to Dubai to assist in establishing the School and set its procedures and curricula. A number of reports were written relevant to this task, some of which ran close to 100 pages.

5. Undertook a consultation trip to Bakht-er-Ruda, Sudan together with Professor Murad Jurdak, February 17-25, 1980, at the invitation of the ALESCO; the purpose was to advise on setting up a national research center at Bakht-er-Ruda. The mission culminated in a 35 pages report submitted to ALESCO.

6. Contributed one week of lectures and discussions to a training program for teachers of commercial subjects in Bahrain, on the subject of "Education and Social Change", 1983 (same week repeated Oct. 20-27, 1984 to a different group).

7. Appointed as a UNICEF consultant on a three year project in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) on enhancement of girls' education in the rural parts of the country. Activities involved five trips over the three year period:

First trip: Sept. 19 - Oct. 11, 1984 - contacts and explorations with Ministry officials at two Moohafazats outside capital (Lahj and Mahara); trip culminated in a 61 page report including findings and setting priorities for action.

Second trip: Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 1985 - working out a research and intervention plan with staff of the National Research Center for Education, Aden.

Third trip: Sept. 20 - Oct. 3, 1985 - on site field work in three villages in Lahj collecting information and conducting interviews.

Fourth trip: June 28 - July 10, 1986 - sorting out data from previous trip and going over first conclusions and draft report.

Fifth trip: April 18 - 29, 1987 - revising final report and submitting recommendations and an action plan to Ministry of Education and UNICEF. (Final report was published in 288 pages).

8. Consultant for the Center for Language and Education Research, Beirut, and headed a team in charge of advising Lebanese Ministry of Education on setting up a unit for Educational Planning in the Ministry, at the request of the National Board of Reconstruction and Development, Beirut, Lebanon, 1987.

9. Member of an A.U.B. team to advise the government of Bahrain on the merger of two colleges into the newly formed University of Bahrain, 1987.

10. Member of a consultation team to advise ALECSO, Tunis, on its biannual programs in Education, March 18-21, 1991.

11. Member of a team invited by the Ministry of Education, Lebanon, for a three days conference to draft educational goals and objectives for Lebanese Curricula. Beirut, April 18-20, 1991.

12. Member of the Higher Committee for Planning and Follow up on Lebanese Curriculum Revision and Reconstruction Programs, Center for Educational Research and Development, Lebanese Ministry of Education, April 1995 - 1999.

13. Head of a UNESCO team to Doha, Qatar, to advise the Ministry of Education on revising General Secondary Education in Qatar, October 3-11, 1997.




B. OTHER ACTIVITIES AND REMARKS:

1. As coordinator of AUB Summer Colloquia on Higher Education in the Middle East during 1978, 1979 and 1980, organized various aspects relevant to the work of these colloquia and gave lectures not listed above.

2. Appointed as member on the Advisory Council for Education Research Department, ALECSO (Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization), Tunis, since 1979.

3. Appointed on the editorial boards of the two educational journals issued by the ALECSO; 1) Arab Journal of Educational Research, and Arab Journal For Education since 1979.

4. Conference Coordinator on "Education and National Integration in Lebanon", AUB 1992. (On the 125 Anniversary of AUB).

5. Participated in Seminar called for by the Economic Development Institute World Bank, on Higher Education in the Arab World, Amman, April 17-21, 1993.

6. Member of Committee of Experts in a meeting in Amman, Sept. 5-8, 1993 to delineate an Executive plan for the UNESCO - ALECSO on Eradication of Illiteracy in the Arab World, and also to review the working document for the 5th conference of Arab Ministers of Education to take place in Cairo in June 1994.

7. Convener of curriculum track in the Kingdom Schools Project, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the REP, AUB, 1999 – 2000. Six reports (total pages 1122) were produced and a training workshop for senior Schools’ personnel (July 24-28, 2000) was held under direction as Convener.




September 26, 2008