The Women’s Educational Evolutions of Kurdistan in the Pahlavi 1Era: With an Emphasis on the Modern Schools of Girls

Abstract

The modern schools of Iran were built and gradually developed overall the country in the last age of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar. They provided conditions for girls to present in the education sector. This process was considerably different in the various parts of Iran. In Kurdistan, the vast majority number of girls could not be present in schools, because of the tribal structure dominance on the society, limited urbanization and slight influences of constitution period on this region. When Reza Shah Pahlavi assumed power proceeded important steps to grow and develop women’s educational level. The problem of this research is that what changes were created in the women’s educational sector of Kurdistan in Reza Shah’s reign and which social cultural, and political criteria influenced on these evolutions? According to the outcomes of this essay, the first modern girl school of Kurdistan was built just during the first years of Reza Shah’s government. The number of students who educated at elementary schools steadily grew significantly. But, the extension of the modern educational system was too slow compared with other parts of the country, because of the lack of educational facilities and social and cultural conditions of this region.