A Reflection on the Formation of the Modern Education System in Iran Based on Power-Knowledge Relations in The Thought of Michel Foucault

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Aali Marzeyeh

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Journal: Journal of Educational Sciences Year:2019 | Volume:6 (25) | Issue:2 Page(s): 5-24

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A Reflection on the Formation of the Modern Education System in Iran Based on Power-Knowledge Relations in The Thought of Michel Foucault

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Modern Educational SystemQ1

Power-Knowledge RelationsQ1

History of EducationQ2

Native-Cultural TraditionsQ1

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Introduction This study aims at finding an answer to the fundamental question of the relationships between knowledge and power in the context of the formation of the processes of modern education in Iran. Method The methodology used in this investigation is historical analysis, exploring the factors that have shaped the Modern Educational System and the transformation of values in Iranian society. Thus, the socio-cultural background relevant to this transformation were critically examined based on the available evidence and documents. Also, heeding the contrary assumption regarding discontinuation of certain traditional educational methods and content due to the commitment to modern education. Such elements were pinned down and described. In this study the evolutionary hypothesis of history was not observed, thus the evaluation of our educational system was discussed not via an evolutionary process but through a discursive one. Results The result of the first step of the study showed that the traditional system was marginalized by the modern system by introducing factors such as changes in the punitive methods and the emerge of a modern disciplinary practices, dress uniformity, embarking an compulsory education, innovation in school architecture, the creation of mechanism for monitoring knowledge, etc. In the second step, the research showed that, regardless of valuable achievements of the modern education, made possible at the cost of deleting certain valuable elements of the traditional education system, the revival of some of these elements and reconstruction and in these corporation in the new system are justified. These elements comprise factors such a diversification of the educational system and its curricular contents; de-emphasizing different types of grouping of students both on the basis of age and educational content; an attitude change regarding evaluation, tipping the balance toward individual and skill development; removing the disciplinary barriers; and rendering the school open to the social environment. Discussion This study does not seek to ignore the achievements of the modern education system, nor the pursuit of a reestablishment of traditional education, but merely asserts that in the historical evolution of affairs, from the perspective of Power-Knowledge Relations, aspects of education are removed due to negligence and accidents, and its re-establishment can help to form an educational system based on value culture and native culture.

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Aali, Marzeyeh. (2019). A Reflection on the Formation of the Modern Education System in Iran Based on Power-Knowledge Relations in The Thought of Michel Foucault. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION (JOURNAL OF EDUCATION & PSYCHOLOGY), 6 (25)(2 ), 5-24. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/186678/en

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Aali Marzeyeh. A Reflection on the Formation of the Modern Education System in Iran Based on Power-Knowledge Relations in The Thought of Michel Foucault. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION (JOURNAL OF EDUCATION & PSYCHOLOGY)[Internet]. 2019;6 (25)(2 ):5-24. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/186678/en

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Marzeyeh Aali, “A Reflection on the Formation of the Modern Education System in Iran Based on Power-Knowledge Relations in The Thought of Michel Foucault,” JOURNAL OF EDUCATION (JOURNAL OF EDUCATION & PSYCHOLOGY), vol. 6 (25), no. 2 , pp. 5–24, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/186678/en

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