TO CLARIFY THE PLACE OF STANDARDS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Creation and application of the quality standards in educational system is one of the key factors to achieve the desired goals for the visions of this country. It is an important step towards an effective and efficient educational system. In recent years, great efforts have been made raised and many questions have been created about the quality of our educational system which is far from the quality assurance standards. The aim of this study is to elucidate the position of standardization to improve the quality of educational system in Iran. In this regard, we study the causes of standardization and survey the objectives as well the results of their applications in different aspects of educational system in Iran, as a developing country. One of the most ambitious goals is to promote the quality of educational system to higher international levels, regarding to our own religious values. The research method is analytical-descriptive, study and synthetize evidences of current quality status of educational programs in our country. In this paper, educational standards are regarded as systems that control the quality of the activities and services provided by the educational system. With the adoption of public standards, the culture of correct selection will be promoted. Since the quality assurance is largely a political process, it encourages the planners to focus on the political aspects. Also we should consider that educational standards should be in accordance with international criteria as well the domestic and traditional issues in order to make a change.