Financing and political economy of higher education: The case of Lebanon

Nahas, Charbel

doi:10.1007/s11125-011-9183-9

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“…Moreover, while Lebanon is considered a national and regional hub for Higher Education (Gonzalez, Karoly, Constant, Salem, & Goldman, ), the sector suffers from the ramifications of the Lebanese civil war that took place from 1975 to 1990. The war, followed by the current political and social turbulence facing the country, has contributed to a high emigration rate among the highly educated, leading to a substantial brain drain (Migration Policy Centre, ; Nahas, ). Moreover, the number of foreign students enrolled in Lebanese universities has greatly decreased over the years, from around 50 per cent in 1970 to 20 per cent at the end of the war, and to only 15 per cent in 2009 (Nahas, ).…”

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Measuring the economic impact of universities operating in unstable environments: The case of a private institution in Lebanon

Nauffal

2019

Higher Education Quarterly

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This paper evaluates the economic impact of a university in a country characterised by the scarcity of significant data and quantitative information. It uses an input–output model that permits the use of gross domestic product (GDP) deflators to portray the economy of years following a year for which a complete data set input is possible. Using commonly available administrative data, the model not only allows for the calculation of monetary multipliers but also employment multipliers that play a major role in the educational sector. The study highlights the role of Higher Education in promoting economic development, even under difficult political, economic and security conditions, where lack of stability is the norm and aims to demonstrate that not only well‐known historically grounded universities have significant economic impact but also smaller emerging universities play an important role in the development of their national economies.

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Measuring the economic impact of universities operating in unstable environments: The case of a private institution in Lebanon

Nauffal

2019

Higher Education Quarterly

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“…In Pakistan, lack of financial resource was accounted as one the impediments in enhancing the quality of public higher education (Khan & Iqbal, 2011). It was observed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries that the demand for higher education was increasing (Nahas, 2011). Along with this observation, HEIs in MENA countries, except Lebanon, were also facing financial problems (Nahas, 2011).…”

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“…It was observed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries that the demand for higher education was increasing (Nahas, 2011). Along with this observation, HEIs in MENA countries, except Lebanon, were also facing financial problems (Nahas, 2011). In Jordan, the noncontrol over student tuition fees and student enrollment posed funding constraints to HEIs (Kanaan et al, 2011).…”

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School Choice of Computing Students: A Comparative Perspective from Two Universities

Bringula¹,

Batalla²,

Moraga³

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This descriptive study utilized a validated questionnaire to determine the profile of two sets of students and their level of consideration in deciding to enroll in their University. It also determined whether their level of consideration in deciding to enroll in their University significantly differed from each other. It was found out that most of the University of the East (UE) and National University (NU) respondents were male respondents taking up Information Technology. They did not have a home province, lived in Manila and Quezon City, lived in family-owned houses, belonged to a family with five family members, and travelled at least an hour in going to school through jeepneys. On the other hand, they were different in terms of family monthly income (most of the UE respondents belonged to a family with a higher family monthly income) and number of family members who studied in the University (most of the NU respondents had at least one member who studied in the same university). It was also noted that more than a quarter of NU respondents lived near their school. UE and NU respondents agreed that they considered nine and five, respectively, of the eleven institutional image indicators in deciding to enroll in the university. UE respondents had the highest consideration on admission process and course offering while NU respondents had the highest consideration on scholarships and grants. Test of difference between means revealed that the level of considerations of the respondents on the institutional image indicators significantly differed in nine out of the eleven indicators. Thus, the null hypothesis stating that there is no significant difference in the level of consideration of the respondents in deciding to enroll in the two universities in terms of institutional image indicators is partially rejected. Conclusions, recommendations, and limitations of the study were also discussed.

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“…First, in terms of international students, Lebanon used to be the most attractive Arab country for higher education before the Lebanese civil war (Nahas, 2010). Due to the civil war, which lasted from 1975 to 1990, the percentage of foreign students declined immensely (Nahas, 2010). Second, the country is a source of highly educated labor with 50% of Lebanese university graduates currently searching for jobs outside their country because the labor market cannot absorb them (Kasparian, 2010;Tabar, 2009;Study, 2009).…”

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Characterizing the Gap between Accounting Education and Practice: Evidence from Lebanon

Majzoub¹,

Ağa²

2015

IJBM

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Over the past few decades, there has been a widening gap between accounting education and accounting practice. In this article, we present a novel framework that aims to understand this gap by analyzing the accounting educational system and profession from the perspective of the International Accounting Education Standards (IAES). We further consider Lebanon as a case study for thoroughly investigating the accounting educational system and characterizing the gap.This study is the first of its kind in analyzing the five main groups of stakeholders in this system (fresh graduates, employees, professors, department heads, and employers) and comparing their perspectives about the competencies of accounting graduates. As part of our framework, we introduce a model that captures the interactions between the various stakeholders of the accounting educational and professional system. We then thoroughly probe the various components of this model theoretically, as well as through qualitative and quantitative studies.Our findings show that while, theoretically, the accounting curriculum incorporates the competencies stipulated by the IAES, in practice, there is a large gap in how the various stakeholders assess the proficiencies of fresh accounting graduates in these competencies. Alarmingly, employers believe that accounting graduates lack the required technical competencies for the job market, while professors, department heads, and students believe that fresh graduates have acquired the required competencies by the time of graduation. In this paper, we investigate the reasons for this gap, characterize it in details, and propose recommendations for bridging it.

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Financing and political economy of higher education: The case of Lebanon

Cited by 19 publications

References 3 publications

Measuring the economic impact of universities operating in unstable environments: The case of a private institution in Lebanon

Measuring the economic impact of universities operating in unstable environments: The case of a private institution in Lebanon

School Choice of Computing Students: A Comparative Perspective from Two Universities

Characterizing the Gap between Accounting Education and Practice: Evidence from Lebanon

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