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Paivandi, Saeed, 2022: Non-state actors in education in Iran: select issues and contributions - english information
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000383516.locale=en![]()
Iran
Background paper prepared for the 2021/2 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report). Summary: Non-state actors have long been a central component of educational development in Iran. However, after 1979, the ideologically driven dominance of the Islamic State led to a significant reduction in their role. Since the 1990s, growing demand for education and limited state resources have led to a renewed expansion of non-state educational offerings, particularly in early childhood education, schools, and higher education. Furthermore, non-state actors are involved in civil society initiatives for disadvantaged groups, as well as in social and cultural spheres. Digital technologies have been particularly supportive of alternative and diaspora-based forms of education. [Summary: Information provided by the editors of the site and supplemented by the editors of Education Worldwide]
Keywords
education system; educational policy; history of education; financing; educational welfare; education report; nichtstaatliche Akteure / non-state actors; Ideologie / ideology; Religion / religion;
| Resource type: | Overview |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| URL (original): | https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000383516.locale=en |
| Source / author of the website: | Unesco; Paivandi, Saeed |
| Country of origin of the resource: | international; |
| Record-ID: | 9309 |
| Update: | 28.04.2026 |
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