“Right Where We Belong”: How Refugee Teachers and Students Are Changing the Future of Education A book discussion By Prof. Sarah Dryden-Peterson Moderated by Centre Lebanese Studies Director, Dr. Maha Shuayb The webinar was held on November 3, 2022. For more info: About the book: In Right Where We Belong, Sarah Dryden-Peterson discovers that, where…
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Marking the 20th of June, the Centre for Lebanese Studies celebrates the World Refugee Day 2022 with a social media campaign and “Some of All – Youth in Amman” documentary screening in Jordan. The social media campaign covered various components of forced migration: Employment, Education, Protection Regimes, and asylum procedures… “Some of All – Youth…
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26 March 2022 Virtual Conference Overview of the Conference This conference engages with curriculum reform in the region with a social justice-oriented approach. This conference is part of CLS’s continued efforts to promote a dialogue on education, curriculum reform and social justice. The Curriculum Reform conference 2022 builds on the results of the CLS’s…
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CLS believes in co-creative spaces where educators can discuss, produce knowledge, and create strategies for change. The “Educators’ Hub for Expression and Change”, in collaboration with The Asfari Foundation, is an open platform for educators to raise their voices, to build their own education vision, and promote dialogue about the current challenges and difficulties they…
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In 2018, CLS was awarded the prestigious Lyle Spencer grant of 951,519 USD, to conduct a comparative and longitudinal study of refugee education. The study, “My future five years from now” examines and contrasts education programs and practices for refugees in Australia, Lebanon and Turkey over a five-year period (2018-2023).
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies and the Institute for Migration Studies, both at the Lebanese American University uncovered the 3 years research insights “From Education to Employment: Youth Trajectories in Jordan and Lebanon in the Context of Protracted Displacement”. The virtual panel explored some reflections from Jordan and Lebanon about the quality of education, education dropout rate, employability attainment, and the…
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