In order to gain a more in-depth understanding of partnership processes at the national and more localized levels of educational programing within Lebanon, we analyzed a subset of 16 different organizations and their partnerships, selected through purposive sampling to represent different types of entities.
Through site visits, in-depth interviews with program directors, and a review of documents relevant to their educational programs, we sought to understand the nature of the partnerships, how they were initiated, for what purpose, and how they have evolved over time. We focused in particular on those partnership-based initiatives that participants considered among their most successful or promising. We then selected 3 of the aforementioned 16 organizations and their partnerships to look at more closely.