Manal El Mazbouh

Manal El Mazbouh is a Lebanese PhD researcher based in Aotearoa New Zealand, with a current focus on the whys and hows of the implementation of educational management information systems (EMIS) in development contexts. Using a critical realist lens, she examines the implications of an increasingly data-driven culture that seeks to “quantify” education. Manal is actively collaborating with scholars in Finland, exploring how to navigate the intertwined roles of researcher, advocate, and activist—both within and beyond academia.