Research Themes
Research in TAMAM is on-going, building on a rich array of learning experiences in different types of schools and in various community contexts that emerge throughout the development work while building capacity for school basedimprovement. As a result, the TAMAM research outcome is mostly actionable geared towards refining the Capacity Building Program, and expanding its components to target a broader array of existing and potential challenges. Thorough documentation is ongoing in TAMAM, as such, TAMAM currently possess a rich data bank that captures the progress of all the activities being carried out towards achieving its strategic goals. This data bank can be categorized in many domains that are researchable and that promise to enrich the knowledge base on school-based improvement. These domains are:
Currently TAMAM has more than 32 publications (7 technical reports, 13 journal articles, one conference paper, 8 thesis, 1 PhD dissertation, and one book, one book chapter) in addition to several forthcoming publications that document the progress and outcomes of its research activities. These outcomes are also disseminated in the form of presentations in several regional and international conferences. TAMAM current research outcomes can be categorized under the following themes: Background research on school reform, development and implementation of the TAMAM Capacity Building Program, evaluation of TAMAM’s impact, and factors supporting or hindering school-based improvement.
Publication Type
Karami-Akkary, R., Katerji, R.M., Sarrieddine, D., Katerji, R.R. (November 2020). The Experience of Schools in the Arab Region in Response...
This paper pinpoints and discusses key aspects of the current approaches to school reform in the Arab world against the...
This paper discusses current educational reform attempts in the Arab world and their characteristics from the standpoint of international literature...
This report examines the design and approach of existing attempts at school reform in five Arab countries: Morocco, Egypt, Qatar,...
BouJaoude, S., Karami-Akkary, R. & Khuri, F.R. (2016). The challenges of sustainable education in the Arab world: AUB’s current and...
Research by Design and School Improvement: A Review of Literature by Jamila MugharbilThis paper is divided into three major sections....
Arab states have realized the importance of reviewing the state of education in their countries, and seeking the ways to...
Education systems in the world are vast organizations that are very complex to manage. They emerge over time and their...
The TAMAM Lebanon Hub project was launched in 2015 with the aim of achieving school improvement that: 1) focuses on...
MA Thesis by Stephanie Gabriella Jamil Jureidini This study examined the perceptions of Lebanese leaders and teachers about building school...
Despite the growing awareness of the need for educational reform, Arab reform attempts failed in positively influencing schools, classroom practices,...
Using narrative inquiry, the study offers a broad analysis of two principals’ profiles, pathways, and motivations to become inclusive leaders...
Highlights – Teachers showed varying growth in knowledge, skills and attitudes. – Professional learning of knowledge, skills and attitudes did...
After the conclusion of TAMAM project’s first phase, an evaluative case study was conducted to assess the impact its Capacity...
The Impact of Collaborative Action Research on Inquiry Skills, Habits of Mind, and Orientations Toward Collaborative Action Research and Collaboration:...