A study of teacher training in Iran

The Constitution of 190$ took cognizance of education and provided for a nation-wide program, but this was not implemented until much later. Prior to 1934, schools were staffed by graduates of the high school and the university. These teachers had received strenuous preparation in subject matter, but they had not had any kind of "methods" courses. Some proved to be excellent teachers, others were not good. There was no uniform standard, no accepted philosophy of education, no professional recognition of the psychological aspects of teaching. How the Persian teacher training program developed, from early spasmodic beginnings to and including the period of the past twenty years of detailed, well-planned effort, will be developed in this study.