Iranian Education Essay -- Iran Middle East

Persian Education From Modernization to TraditionalismAn study system, because of its purpose as the shaper of the future, is a goodindicator of what is dismission on within a orbit politically and culturally. The historyof the Persian education system showed change as the ideological values of thecountry shifted with each new regime change in the mid twentieth century. Iran, asa country, went from a country center oned on modernisation and secularization underthe Reza Shah, to a country focused on traditionalistic Islamic values under the newgovernment established by and by the Islamic Revolution of 1977-791. These changesshifted the very purpose of education, its impact on women (in arguably negative orpositive ways), and its literature. The shift in political focus from modernism toreligious traditionalism can also be seen in how religion is taught in Iran, especiallycompared with different countries around the world.The history of the Iranian education system from 1907-19 77 is one that is filledwith problems. In 1907, Iran established a Ministry of Science and Art to controlall areas of education, even religious education. In 1910, this ministry wasreorganized and renamed the Ministry of Education, and given more power to setlaws and guidelines for education, religious and secular. This system was notnecessarily effective in setting new guidelines for Iranian schools. The mainproblem was overcoming was the want of qualified, quality teachers (Szyliowicz 176-7).After 1925, the Shah2 built numerous new schools and tried to revitalize theeducational system. This effort was hampered again, by lack of qualified teachers(Szyliowicz 231), a lack of coherent ideology (Szyliowicz 232), and a chopine ofedu... ...ern Iran. Ithaca and London CornellUniversity Press, 1992.Rivard, Jean-Franois and Massimo Amadio. Teaching Time Allocated to ReligiousEducation in ex officio Timetables. Prospects 33 (2003) 211-217.Shavarini, Mitra K. Misconceptions about Islam and Womens Education Lessonslearned from the Islamic res publica of Iran (IRI). International Education.33.1 (Fall 2003) 40(11). Gender Watch. Proquest. Univ Mass Amherst. 10Feb 2006. .Szyliowicz, Joseph S. Education and Modernization in the Middle East. Ithaca andLondon Cornell University Press, 1973.UNESCO. Integration of Technology and Vocational Education into supererogatory NeedsEducation. Austria, Colombia, Iran, Tunisia. Geneva Imprimeries Popularies,1977.Zia, Rukhsana. Religion Education in Pakistan An Overview. Prospects. 22 (2003)165-178.