Journal of University Studies

Journal of University Studies

The relationship between the developments in Sepahsalar School and the idea of ​​unity between the seminary and the university

Document Type : Original Research Paper

10.22035/jous.2025.5335.1070
Abstract
The formation of traditional and new educational institutions in different societies, including Iran, is analyzed according to the needs and requirements of the society. Religious education in the form of a seminary is a long-standing educational tradition in Iranian society, which has established relations with new educational content and structure with the arrival of modern education in Iran. Sepeh Salar School and later Shahid Motahari High School is one of the institutions of religious education along with the education of new sciences, which has experienced some changes since its establishment in To maintain itself as a religious school and at the same time establish relations with the university. For this purpose, literature and necessary actions have always been done by the government and especially the first person of the country who is in charge of the school, in the field of opinion and action. The purpose of this research is to review the experience of Sepeh Salar school based on the relationship between this institution and the government in different departments. This research has investigated the genealogy of this religious school with the method of historical analysis. The findings of the research show that Sepehsalar school was established in connection with the founder, Mirza Hossein Khan Sepehsalar, the desire of sovereignty and the requirements of Iranian society, and it served the purpose of combining traditional and modern education in different periods. Accordingly, it has experienced changes in the structure and content of education while maintaining its foundation.After the Islamic Revolution, Sepeh Salar School, under the title of Shahid Motahari High School, was recognized as a favorable environment for the objective of the unity of the district and the university, as it provided such a function exceptionally in the pre-revolution era. Sepeh-Salar School and then Shahid Motahari High School significantly achieved this unity in two cognitive and structural dimensions.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 17 March 2025

  • Receive Date 15 November 2024
  • Revise Date 25 February 2025
  • Accept Date 17 March 2025