Aman Kabbara Chaarani

Previous Professions

  • President, 1992 - 1995 & 2008 - present, Lebanese Council of Women.
  • President, 1996 - present, National Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues.
  • President, 1978 - present, Association for Educational Development.
  • Head, 1978 - 1981, Faculty of Education at the Lebanese University.
  • Director, 1978 - 1984, Department of Education (first branch) at the Lebanese University.
  • Teacher, 1970 - 1976, Dour al-Mouallimin wa al-Mouallimat.
  • President, 1970 - 1975, Student's Committee within the Faculty of Education at the Lebanese University.
  • Board Member, 1967 - 1978, Faculty of Education at the Lebanese University.
  • Professor, 1965 - 1997, Faculty of Education at the Lebanese University.
  • Trainer of Teachers and Administrators of Elementary Schools, 1960 - 1965, Ministry of Education.

Major Achievements

  • Establishing an awareness and training center on gender issues at the National Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues, 1997.
  • Establishing the center for Documentation and Research in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, 1994.
  • Author of 117 research based publications, including books, papers and articles & of 90 unpublished research papers and reports.
  • Attending 65 regional and international conferences.
  • Organizing 70 conferences and workshops.
  • Supervising 50 Master's and Doctorate dissertations.
  • Featuring in 220 interviews (Newspapers, TV, and Radio).

Field(s) of Expertise

Education (Principles of the Psychology of Education, History, Philosophy, and Comparative Education)
Curriculum Design
Teaching Methods
Education Management
Sociology of Education
Women's Issues
Women's Rights in Islam

Publications

  • Kabbara Chaarani, A. (2010). Dirasa maydaniya 'an kayfiyat intikhab al-mar`a fi al-intikhabat anniyabiya allati jarat 2009 [A field study on approaches to electing women during the 2009 legislative elections]. Beirut: United Nations Development Program.
  • Kabbara Chaarani, A., & Charafeddine, F. (2008a). Al-mar'a wassiyasa fi loubnan[Women and politics in Lebanon]. Beirut: National Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues (post-Beijing).
  • Kabbara Chaarani, A., & Charafeddine, F. (2008b). Attamyiz fi kotob al-qira'a al-arabiya wa al-tarbiya al-wataniya wa al-tanshi`a al-madaniya fi al-marhala al-moutawassita[Discrimination in Middle School Arabic reading and civic education books]. Beirut: National Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues (post-Beijing).
  • Kabbara Chaarani, A., & Charafeddine, F. (2008c). Al Tarbiyya al madanyya ( Civic Education). Beirut: National Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues and UNIFEM.
  • Kabbara-Chaarani, A., Kaddoura F., & Rustom Chehadeh, L. (Eds.). (2007). Houqouq al-mar'a fi al-zawaj wa al-talaq fi al-Islam [Women's rights in marriage and divorce in Islam]. Beirut: National Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues (post-Beijing).
  • Kabbara Chaarani, A., & Charafeddine, F. (2006). Attamyiz fi kotob al-qira'a al-arabiya wa al-tarbiya al-wataniya wa al-tanshi`a al-madaniya fi al-marhala al-ibtidaiya. [Discrimination in Elemantary textbooks School Arabic language, national and civic education books]. Beirut: National Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues.
  • Kabbara Chaarani, A. & Charafeddine, F. (2002). Strengthening the capacity of women in political life: Experience of the election of parliament and municipalities. Beirut: National Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
  • Kabbara Chaarani, A. (1964). Al Tawjihat al tarbawiyya li moualimi al madares al ibtida`iyya (Vol 1 &2) [Educational approaches of teachers in elementary school]. Beirut: Ministry of education, Lebanese university.
  • Kabbara Chaarani, A. (1994). Ta'lim allugha al-'arabiya fi al madares al ibtidida`iyya[Education of the arabic language at the elementary school]. Beirut: Ministry of education & Dar El Elem Lil Malayin.

Awards

  • Lebanese Cedar Medal from the President of the Lebanese Republic Emile Lahoud, Knight rank, 2001.
  • Honorary trophy from the president of the Lebanese University, 2000.
  • 15 honorary trophies from different governmental institutions and Non-governmental organizations.