Analytical study of the higher education environment in Libya

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The main questions of this study are formulated as: In how can the Delphi technique be adapted to understanding and analysis of the higher education system? The study was conducted by collecting and analysing primary and secondary sources of documented material on the case study of Libyan higher education.

The empirical data collection comprised the application of the Delphi Technique to develop future scenarios using a panel of experts.

The latter activity generated a final key study question: what are the possible strategies and scenarios for the development of higher education? The Delphi technique has been applied effectively on this topic and has developed the analysis from primary data collection research resulting in four potential strategies for higher education; are: survival, defensive, reorientation and radical strategy.

On the other hand, three kinds of scenarios - optimistic, possible and pessimistic - have been built for higher education.