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The Lebanese Education System

Heavy on Career Orientation, Light on Career Guidance

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Career Guidance and Livelihood Planning across the Mediterranean

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Abstract

The Lebanese education system is structured in such a way that potential career options for students are restricted by the tracks they are assigned to after the middle secondary level. A large number of students are diverted into vocational and technical education after Grade 9, while students who advance to upper secondary schooling are channelled into tracks that align with tertiary education and training pathways.

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  1. Barend Vlaardingerbroek
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  2. Anies Al-Hroub
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  1. University of Malta, Malta

    Ronald G. Sultana

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Vlaardingerbroek, B., Al-Hroub, A., Saab, C. (2017). The Lebanese Education System. In: Sultana, R.G. (eds) Career Guidance and Livelihood Planning across the Mediterranean. EMCER. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-992-8_16

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