A Study of the Functions of Iranian Schools on the Coasts of the Persian Gulf during the Reign of the First Pahlavi King (Bahrain and Kuwait)

The process of establishing modern schools adopted increasing speed during the late years of the Qajar Era. Such schools were usually established by merchants and political and cultural figures. During the reign of the first Pahlavi king, great efforts were made to change the cultural centers of the country. This cultural evolution was accompanied with the fast growth of new institutions and with the purpose of the disintegration of traditional cultural centers by the government. Many cultural institutes which were established in this period were the Iranian schools opened abroad, some of the most important of which opened on the coasts of the Persian Gulf. The present paper aims to examine the functions and management methods of Iranian Schools of Bahrain and Kuwait from the late Qajar period until the middle of the first Pahlavi period.