The privatization of education is hotly debated across the world. It hardly represents a uniform set of policies with experts, economists, civil society organizers, and state officials weighing potential gains and losses. Iran has been no exception to this pattern. As most theoretical literature..
Mohammad Reza Niknejad and Behnam Zoghi Roudsari
Mohammad Reza Niknejad is a teacher, journalist and researcher in the field of education in Iran. He is a member of the Teachers' Union and a graduate student in educational research at Karaj University. He also has regularly translated the literature on the emerging challenges of the education, particularly, Diane Ravitch’s recent book, Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools.
Behnam Zoghi Roudsari is a researcher and policy analyst in Development Studies Center at ACECR in Tehran. His work concentrates on the political economy of reforms in Iranian politics. He is also a regular contributor to Iranian media, notably, Shragh, Etemad, and Iran Farda.