A sociological reflection on the privatization of education (non-government schools) in Iran

The current sociological research was carried out regarding three specific goals: firs, to investigate the social contexts of the formation of privatization of education in Iran. Second, to examine the social consequences of the development of private schools, especially regarding the situation of the realization and development of educational and social justice, and, third, to analyze and explain the strategies to face the privatization of education in Iran. In order to achieve the aforementioned goals, this research has used in-depth semi-structured interviews along with utilization of historical documents and texts. And the data has been analyzed through historical texts and documents. The findings of this study showed that the privatization of education in Iran was reconstructed from different social contexts such as the post-war crisis, outsourcing and laws. The consequences of this privatization can be analyzed in three levels of inequality, classification and commodification of education. The participants of this research indicated and argued two strategies in facing the privatization of education: privatizing and making schools fair.