Abstract
This project aims to seriously reflect upon the results and recommendations of thecomprehensive16-month qualitative field study output titled“ Strategic Pause on the National Libyan Education Reform Plan: Insights & Enhanced Tactics” published in 2021. That study was mainly planned to determine whether the suggested reform plan titled“ National Libyan Public Education Reform: Entire Transformative Strategies, 2020–2026” (NLPER-2017) is still viable within the existing context, or if it needs to be modified or further developed in some or all of its aspects or phases. Elabbar’s (2021) study raised warning signals to the “ighest level” for the government, Parliament, and all education authorities in the state of Libya, stating that the whole Libyan education system (LES)“may collapse very soon” if the various stakeholders did not adopt serious steps and fundamental measures “before it is too late”(p.121).It also re-verified the objectives of NLPER-2017tocontinue professional development (CPD) planning, involvea wide rselection of stakeholders, develop extended tactical leadership models for mangers, and develop policies and guidelines for implementation—e.g., quality assurance (QA)strategies, positioning of executives and directors, and centralization/decentralization of various educational associations to overcome the anticipated constraints, bureaucracy, and change resistance—all to be contained in seven years of gradualre form strategies (road map) instead of the suggested six years of LES reform as stated in NLPER-2017. This project the reforeconsiders the previous (Elabbar, 2021) study’s results by conducting additional field investigations, searching for update documents and cases, and incorporating more participants in to the study explorations. It also evaluates the Libyan Parliament’s educational policies from 2014 to 2022 and qualitatively recognizes the existing LES status in general(and ELF education specifically). The study then suggests connected stages for Libyan education reformas demonstrated in a customized strategic planning pyramid. This work aims to encourage Libyan experts, MA/PhD students, and a wide range of researchers, policy makers, and executives to take real action, engage in debate, and work toward complete gradual reform before we all regret it.
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