School Inclusion in Lebanon

Chapter 1. Introduction to Student Inclusion in Lebanon.- Chapter 2. Student Populations in Inclusive Educational Settings in Lebanon.- Chapter 3. Historical and Theoretical Approaches to student Inclusion.- Chapter 4. Performance of Students with and without Special Educational Needs (SEN).- Chapter 5. Special Education and Inclusion in the Context of Lebanese Schools.- Chapter 6. Impact of Inclusion on Student Performance with and Without Special Needs.- Chapter 7. Impact of Student Inclusion on Academic Performance.- Chapter 8. A Proposed Model of Student Inclusion in Lebanese Schools.- Chapter 9. Future Directions in Research and Practice on Student Inclusion in Lebanese Schools.

Nidal Jouni, M.A., is an Instructor of Educational Management and Leadership at the American University of Beirut (AUB). With a diverse academic background, she holds a B.S. in biology, a teaching diploma in special education specializing in learning disabilities and gifted education, and an M.A. in educational psychology with a focus on school guidance and counseling, all from AUB. In 2001, Nidal co-founded a K-12 school and served as its principal until September 2017. During her tenure, she introduced the first inclusion program for learners with disabilities in South Lebanon, as well as a pioneering program for gifted students. Nidal is Lebanon's delegate at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) and has conducted numerous workshops on general education, special education, and educational leadership. Ms. Jouni is also involved in the TAMAM Project at AUB, providing coaching to schools aspiring to become inclusive. As a fellow at the Middle East Initiative for Professional Learning (MEPLI) at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education in 2017, Nidal expanded her expertise. In 2020, she received the Fouad Haddad Award for the best M.A. thesis at AUB.



Anies Al-Hroub, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Education Psychology and Special Education and the former Chairperson of the Department of Education at the American University of Beirut (AUB). Dr. Al-Hroub completed his Ph.D. and MPhil in Special Education (Giftedness and Learning Disabilities) from the University of Cambridge and his M.A. (Special Education) and B.A. (Psychology) from the University of Jordan. He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Connecticut (2018-2019), the British Academy Visiting Scholar to the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge in 2010, and a Visiting Scholar to the School of Advanced Social Studies (SASS) in Slovenia. His publications appear in leading international gifted and special education journals. In addition,