A post structuralist explanation and analysis of education

Post structuralism as a branch of post modernism has certain characteristics like deconstruction, negation of meta-narratives, denial of absolute truth, focusing on language and culture, pluralism, decentralization of reason and rationality, and the negation of representation. To explain these characteristics and describing the ways that this theory can be applied to education are among the main objectives of this paper. Based on the studies conducted on the relationship between education and post structuralism it can be concluded that the implications and consequences of applying post structuralist views to education would include emphasis on critical thinking, improvement of general culture, paving the way for doing socio-cultural studies, negation of the common standards for educational evaluation, and doubts about predetermined educational goals. The results of using this theory in education are discussed herein.