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Computer education in Lebanon: Status and comparison with some other countries

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Original language: English

Hussein M. Yaghi (Lebanon) Assistant professor at the American University of Beirut. Ph.D. in educational technology from the University of Southern California. Taught for five years at the American University of Beirut and for four years managed the computer and technological development departments at Kuwait University. He has conducted research and published works on educational computing and developed computer-based multimedia educational applications. He is currently working with a team to develop informatics education in Lebanese schools.

This paper is the result of research supported by the American University of Beirut.

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Yaghi, H.M. Computer education in Lebanon: Status and comparison with some other countries. Prospects 27, 297–307 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02737173

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