The Lebanese Brevet Professionnel: resurgence of a lower secondary vocational track

The Lebanese Brevet Professionnel (BP) is an occupationally-specific vocational qualification at lower secondary level. Despite being on the margins of Lebanese education, the BP has been showing signs of a resurgence over the past few years. This paper discusses the structure and role of the BP in the context of the Lebanese education system and presents the results of a survey of BP students. The BP appears to fulfil important functions for socio-economically identifiable sections of Lebanese society both through the direct connection which it forges with the employment market and through it ... Show more

Authors: Vlaardingerbroek, Barend; Jaber, Lama Ziad; El-Masri, Yasmine Hachem

Published: Abingdon, England, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2008

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