The 14th SH Century: A Century of Education, Lessons Learned, Not Learned, and Mislearned

Abstract

Education is one of the manifestations of modernity, as well as being a context for, and promoter of, modernity. The 14th SH century in Iran is a century in which the institution of education was transformed. Yet, this transformation was not due to a critical break with the past, but as a result of both being alienated by the past,  as well as continuing elements of it. In this article Mohammad Reza Nikfar discusses these dynamics with Saeed Paivandi, a professor of sociology in France who specializes in education.