Islam va Pazhuheshhaye Tarbiyati

Due to its significant importance in drafting the “Fundamental Transformation Document in Education” and, consequently, its impact on organizing and reforming the education system in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the “Theoretical Foundations of Fundamental Transformation” requires continuous scrutiny and revision. This article reviews the definition and objectives of education outlined in this document—framed as the "quiddity" (nature) and "reason" (rationale) of education—and highlights the deficiencies that need re-evaluation and correction. The study employs both internal and external critique as its methodological approach. The key shortcomings in the "quiddity " of education include ambiguity and methodological flaws, overlap in key conceptual definitions, and vagueness in the concept of identity. In the "reason" for education, major deficiencies are the use of inappropriate terminologies, ambiguity in the ultimate goal of education, lack of clarity in the overall objective, absence of criteria for articulating intermediate objectives, failure to document sources and reasons for intermediate objectives, unclear linkage between intermediate objectives and the overall goal, and the incompleteness of intermediate objectives.