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Download full textFereshteh, M. Hussein – 1994
This paper examines the development of higher education in Iran in the 19th and 20th centuries. It examines the role of Christian missionaries in the creation of Darolfunun, the first Western-style Iranian college, founded in 1851. The University of Teheran, based on French models, was founded in 1934. While Western influence on education in Iran…
Descriptors: Christianity, College Administration, Educational History, Educational Trends
Fereshteh, M. Hussein – 1994
This review evaluates the writings and opinions of Americans and Iranians on relations and influences between institutions of higher education in Iran and the United States before and after the 1979 revolution. The review explores the arrival of modern western education in Iran, Egypt, and Turkey where a traditional education system had prevailed…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
