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.
BouJaoude, S., Karami-Akkary, R. & Khuri, F.R. (2016). The challenges of sustainable education in the Arab world: AUB’s current and...
This report examines the design and approach of existing attempts at school reform in five Arab countries: Morocco, Egypt, Qatar,...
This paper discusses current educational reform attempts in the Arab world and their characteristics from the standpoint of international literature...
This paper pinpoints and discusses key aspects of the current approaches to school reform in the Arab world against the...
Karami-Akkary, R., Katerji, R.M., Sarrieddine, D., Katerji, R.R. (November 2020). The Experience of Schools in the Arab Region in Response...
The study aimed at identifying the role of ‘TAMAM’ project in the administrative empowerment of schools in the Sultanate of...
This presentation aims to describe TAMAM’s experience in building and implementing a scalable model for school-based reform grounded in the...
PART ONE INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: A Guide to the Resource Book A. Purpose of the Resource Book B. Audience of...
There is growing agreement that effective professional learning is enhanced when teachers connect and collaborate with colleagues (Hargreaves & Fullan,...
Karami-Akkary, R., Mahfouz, J., & Mansour, S. (November 2017). Sustaining School-based Improvement: Considering Emotional Responses to Change. University Council for Educational Administration...
Karami-Akkary, R., Meyers, C. (January 2020). Overcoming the barriers to Educational Change in the Arab Context: Examining pathways to building systemic...
Karami-Akkary, R., Mahfouz, J., & Mansour, S. (2019). Sustaining school-based improvement: considering emotional responses to change. Journal of Educational Administration....
The PST is supporting a member in the research team from Oman Ministry of Higher Education Research & Innovation and a graduate...
The PST is working to develop a comprehensive understanding of the influence of TAMAM experience on student learning from the...
Purpose: Inducing educational change in the Arab region seldom influences school organization or classroom instruction (Bashshur, 2005; Karami-Akkary, 2014; Shuayb,...