1.3 - Iran

Question 1

Education (Development)

Answer 1

Education is both a symptom and cause of economic/social/political development

Question 2

Requirements Of Education

Answer 2

Taught In Mother Tongue
High Quality
Facilities
Food
Relevant Curriciulum

Question 3

Iran

Answer 3

23.5m men with paid jobs but only 3.5m women
Educated women have kids significantly later
Islamic State
Young women see education as less important

Question 4

Why Is Education Central To Economic Development

Answer 4

Education helps you know your rights
Helps females get educated
Helps access to basic hygiene and healthcare
Improves governmental decision making
Improves global communications

Question 5

Changes In Access To Education

Answer 5

Reza shah - Huge expansion of female education - Large supporter of feminism
Islamic revolution - Contraction
Pres Khatani - Expansion
Pres Ahmadinejad - Contraction
Pres Rouhani - No Change

Question 6

What Are Common Barriers To The Education System?

Answer 6

In developing countries it’s a low priority and girls are needed at home whilst the men get bread.
Costs of education - Better investment in boys - more likely to get jobs.
Low status of women - Sources of labour, Have children.
Differences between percentage in rural and urban.

Question 7

UNESCO

Answer 7

Promotes fundamental human rights –> one laptop per child & US Lincoln learning language centres