Emergence of New Education in Balochestan Province and their Development in first Pahlavi Era

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Ali Naderian Far ¹ , Ali Reza Abtahi ² , Soheyla Torabi Farsani ³

1 - Department of history, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
2 - Department of history, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University , Najafabad
3 - Department of history, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

Received: 2017-07-07 Accepted : 2019-07-29 Published : 2019-02-20

Keywords: culture, Reza Shah, Key words: Baluchestan, Reformations, New Education,

Abstract :

Abstract The Iranian Balochistan province was deprived of the country's cultural movement until 1928, and education was scarce. The era of the First Pahlavi king holds a special place in political, economic, social, and cultural history of this province. It seems the emergence of modern sciences in Balochistan took place in this period. The main question of this study involves the examination of the beginning and developments of education for Baloch children during Reza Shah's rule. Considering the sensitivity of the subject, a historical method using a descriptive-analytical design was employed; a desk study was carried out and documents of Iranian archives organizations and National Library of Iran were studied and analyzed. The results indicate that after the Ghoshun Operation (a military operation in 1928) in Balochistan, the government focused on expanding cultural developments through projects such as the establishment of the Department of Culture and Education and establishment of boarding schools in Khash, Iranshahr, Saravan and Zahedan counties. It appears that the military presence helped the expansion and growth of schools in Balochistan. On the other hand, many factors, such as insufficient budgetary allocations, untimely payment of wages to the teachers of newly founded schools, poor road conditions, and negligence of some politicians in cultural matters, contributed to the ups and downs of the modern education during this period.