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.
This paper presents a descriptive case study of the TAMAM project as a new school reform initiative in the Arab...
The purpose of the project was to obtain authentic, reflective, and critical perspectives of TAMAM participants regarding their experiences in...
The TAMAM Lebanon Hub project was launched in 2015 with the aim of achieving school improvement that: 1) focuses on...
TAMAM is a research and development project that adopts an evolving design approach in designing processes for school-based improvement that...
This report describes the process followed by the Project Steering Team [PST] of the TAMAM project while designing and implementing...
This report describes the case of TAMAM project as a new reform attempt in the Arab world that combines research...
Abstract The literature showed a near absence of research culture and knowledge production in the Arab world resulting lack of...
Karami-Akkary, R. & Mansour, S. (July 2018). Contextualizing and Elevating Student Leadership in the Arab Region: The journey of a...
Karami-Akkary, R. (July 2018) Contextualizing teacher leadership for sustainable school-based improvement in the Arab region. BELMAS 2018. Presentation at the British Educational...
The education wastage has various manifestations – notably the low level of academic achievement and performance of students – leading...
MA Thesis by Layal Abdallah Abbas Fayad This study aimed at understanding the benefits and challenges of implementing a small...
MA Thesis by Jennifer Cristine De Knight The aim of this study is to evaluate the alignment of the design...