{"id":1539,"date":"2016-11-07T20:07:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.georgesnahas.com\/gn\/\/?page_id=1539"},"modified":"2020-08-21T11:44:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T08:44:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.georgesnahas.com\/gn\/?page_id=1539","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;3.15&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Education&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.15&#8243; title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_active_content et_pb_tab_0 et-pb-active-slide\">\n<blockquote>\n<h3>1994<\/h3>\n<p>Doctorat en Sciences de l\u2019Education; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-paris5.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universit\u00e9 Ren\u00e9 Descartes<\/a> \u2013 Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u00e8se:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgesnahas.com\/gn\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/COMPTE-RENDU-DE-THESE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Langue d\u2019enseignement et conceptualisation en math\u00e9matiques au Liban; sous la direction de G\u00e9rard Vergnaud<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>1969<\/h3>\n<p>D.E.A. en Math\u00e9matiques Pures &#8211; Topologie; Universit\u00e9 de Paris.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_active_content et_pb_tab_0 et-pb-active-slide\">\n<blockquote>\n<h3>1966<\/h3>\n<p>Licence d\u2019Enseignement en Math\u00e9matiques; <a href=\"http:\/\/ul.edu.lb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universit\u00e9 Libanaise<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Professional Experience&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.15&#8243; title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_tab_1 et-pb-active-slide\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usj.edu.lb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Joseph University<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1975 &#8211; 1984 : Faculty Member<\/li>\n<li>2020 &#8211; Present time: Professeur-chercheur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.balamand.edu.lb\/main\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Balamand<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1988 &#8211; 1995 :\u00a0Dean; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balamand.edu.lb\/faculties\/FAS\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1989 &#8211; 2019 :\u00a0Faculty Member,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.balamand.edu.lb\/faculties\/FAS\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1996 &#8211; 2018 : Vice President<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; 2010 :\u00a0Dean; <a href=\"http:\/\/theology.balamand.edu.lb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2011 &#8211; 2018 :\u00a0Dean; Faculty of Library and Information Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Coll\u00e8ge Notre Dame de Balamand<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1975 &#8211; 1993 : School Principal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/ul.edu.lb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanese University<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1970 \u2013 1974 :\u00a0Faculty Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Coll\u00e8ge National Orthodoxe \u2013 St. Elie<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1974 \u2013 1975 : Educational Coordinator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darennour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dar El Nour<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1969 \u2013 1975 : Teacher \u2013 Secondary School Level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Professional Memberships&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.15&#8243; title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_tab_2 et-pb-active-slide\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laes.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2111 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.georgesnahas.com\/gn\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/laes180.png\" alt=\"laes180\" width=\"180\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laes.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Lebanese Association for Educational Studies (LAES) &#8211; Lebanon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LAES was founded in 1995 as a professional, non-political, non-profit, association. LAES membership consists of academic scholars and researchers in the field of Education at various universities and academic institutions in Lebanon. The objectives of the Association include :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing and disseminating educational knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Advancing the educational research community in Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Interacting with similar associations in the Arab countries<\/li>\n<li>Contributing to educational development in Lebanon and in the Arab countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_tab_2 et-pb-active-slide\">\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sefi.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2117 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.georgesnahas.com\/gn\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SEFI.png\" alt=\"sefi\" width=\"180\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sefi.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) &#8211; Belgium<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">SEFI is the largest network of engineering education institutions and educators in Europe. It is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) established in Belgium in 1973. SEFI\u2019s aims and objectives are to contribute to the development and to the improvement of engineering education in Europe, to reinforce\u00a0 the position of the engineering professionals in society, to provide services to our members, to promote information about engineering education and improve communication and exchanges between teachers, researchers and student, to develop co-operation between educational engineering institutions and establishments of higher technical education, to promote co-operation between industry and engineering education actors, to be a link between our members and international organizations, and to promote the European dimension in higher engineering education.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/rifeff.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2122 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.georgesnahas.com\/gn\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/RIFEFF-High-Res.png\" alt=\"rifeff-high-res\" width=\"180\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rifeff.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R\u00e9seau Internationale Francophone des Etablissements de Formation de Formateurs (RIFEFF) &#8211;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">L&#8217;axe fondateur de ce r\u00e9seau est la promotion de la coop\u00e9ration et de la solidarit\u00e9 entre les institutions francophones oeuvrant pour la formation de formateurs, en vue de contribuer \u00e0 l&#8217;am\u00e9lioration de la qualit\u00e9 de l&#8217;enseignement et \u00e0 la professionnalisation des m\u00e9tiers de l&#8217;\u00e9ducation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Le r\u00e9seau constitue un organisme permanent de r\u00e9flexion, de concertation et de coop\u00e9ration qui se donne les objectifs suivants:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Favoriser la formation initiale et continue des enseignants, notamment en d\u00e9veloppant la formation \u00e0 distance (FAD) qui int\u00e8gre les technologies de l&#8217;information et de la communication (TIC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Favoriser la formation des formateurs, notamment en d\u00e9veloppant la formation \u00e0 distance (FAD) qui int\u00e8gre les technologies de l&#8217;information et de la communication (TIC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Contribuer au d\u00e9veloppement de la recherche en \u00e9ducation et formation, notamment par l&#8217;accroissement des \u00e9changes d&#8217;informations scientifiques.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Encourager le d\u00e9veloppement et l&#8217;int\u00e9gration des innovations p\u00e9dagogiques et didactiques dans la formation \u00e0 la profession enseignante.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Promouvoir la culture de l&#8217;\u00e9valuation (de programmes, d&#8217;institutions, d&#8217;innovations, etc.).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Encourager l&#8217;\u00e9laboration d&#8217;outils ou de supports p\u00e9dagogiques ou didactiques (manuels d&#8217;enseignement, c\u00e9d\u00e9roms, didacticiels, logiciels, etc.).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afirse.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2126 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.georgesnahas.com\/gn\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/afirse.png\" alt=\"afirse\" width=\"180\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afirse.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Association Francophone Internationale de Recherche Scientifique en Education (AFIRSE) &#8211;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>L\u2019AFIRSE a pour buts le d\u00e9veloppement de la recherche scientifique en \u00e9ducation, r\u00e9solument situ\u00e9e dans une perspective critique, et la diffusion et l\u2019utilisation des r\u00e9sultats de cette recherche, en vue d\u2019am\u00e9liorer les conditions de l\u2019\u00e9ducation ainsi que l\u2019ensemble des activit\u00e9s et pratiques \u00e9ducatives. Ses th\u00e9matiques de travail sont multiples et touchent les diff\u00e9rents domaines du champ \u00e9ducatif. Cr\u00e9\u00e9e \u00e0 partir de l\u2019AIPELF (Association Internationale de P\u00e9dagogie Exp\u00e9rimentale de Langue Fran\u00e7aise) \u00e0 la suite du colloque d\u2019Alen\u00e7on en 1990 sous la double impulsion de Jacques Ardoino et de Gaston Mialaret, \u00ab l\u2019Association Francophone Internationale de Recherche Scientifique en Education \u00bb (A.F.I.R.S.E.) est actuellement pr\u00e9sid\u00e9e par Louis Marmoz. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afirse.com\/index.php\/informations-generales\/missions-de-l-afirse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lire la suite&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Expertise &#038; Academic Activities&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.15&#8243; title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>International<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Expert Analyst for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iau-aiu.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Association of Universities<\/a> (IAU) Task Force working on the Third Global Survey of Internationalization of Higher Education, March 2009-April 2010, IAU.<\/li>\n<li>Reference paper for the <i>Design of Teachers\u2019 Education Programs and Curricula in the Arab States<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.unesco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unesco<\/a> Regional Office \u2013 Beirut, 2005.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lebanon<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Animator and academic for the Educational Symposium \u201cProblem Solving: A Tool of Transformation\u201d, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eduvation.edu.lb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eduvation School Network<\/a>. April, 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Project \u201cNational Educational Strategy in Lebanon\u201d. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanese Association for Educational Studies<\/a> (LAES), December 20, 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Enhancement of the Basic Education in Lebanon \u2013 Evaluation of the New Curriculum in Lebanon: Evaluation of the goals, the structure and the distribution of teaching hours. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.unesco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO<\/a>. Beirut, 2002.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Qatar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Expert evaluator at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rand.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rand Corporation<\/a> for the Qatari evaluation standards implementation, Sep 2006 \u2013 June 2007, Rand Corporation \u2013 USA, CA.<\/li>\n<li>Expert Advisor at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rand.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rand Corporation<\/a> for the Supreme Education Council: <i>Curriculum Standards <\/i>\u2013 Qatar Education Reform, 2004, Rand Corporation \u2013 USA, CA.<\/li>\n<li>Expert Advisor at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rand.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rand Corporation<\/a> for the Supreme Education Council: <i>Language Policy for the Educational System <\/i>\u2013 Qatar Education Reform, 2004, Rand Corporation \u2013 USA, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Syria<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Expert evaluator at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rand.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rand Corporation<\/a> for the Syrian science curriculum, January 2007, Rand Corporation \u2013 USA, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;3.15&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Education&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.15&#8243; title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; title_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; body_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] 1994 Doctorat en Sciences de l\u2019Education; Universit\u00e9 Ren\u00e9 Descartes \u2013 Paris. 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