ERICC Research Agenda for Lebanon

Lebanon is characterised by deepening inequalities and multidimensional crises. Since 2019, the Port of Beirut explosion, which together have led to soaring poverty levels among its Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian population. Lebanon’s education system was already struggling to provide adequate services, and within this context the sector has fallen into an even deeper crisis.

The Centre for Lebanese Studies has formulated a research agenda for education in the context of conflict and protracted crises in Lebanon. This brief draws on a working paper that reviews existing evidence and knowledge on the education sector in Lebanon, plus consultations with key stakeholders. It summarises the conditions in the education system, the methodology used to formulate the research agenda, and eight priority themes that the Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crisis (ERICC) team will focus on in the Lebanese context. These themes are:

1. Governance and financial management
2. Teachers
3. Crisis monitoring
4. The private sector
5. Non-formal education
6. Vocational education
7. Knowledge production
8. The ongoing crisis in southern Lebanon.