An Analysis and Critique of the Concept of “Identity” in the Documents of Fundamental Transformation of the Education of Islamic Republic of Iran

The present study seeks to analyze and criticize the use of the concept of "identity" in transformative documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This conception is quantitatively and qualitatively significant in these documents, and the definition of education, which is the basis of any educational activity, is based on this concept. To achieve this goal, the methods of conceptual analysis and internal and external critique were applied. The findings indicate that the documents in question have used the concept of identity incoherently and inconsistently. An item of contradiction is mentioned in Theoretical Foundations of Transformation. Also, due to the lack of attention to the scientific and philosophical research background of the concept of identity in documents, the semantic boundaries of the concept of identity with personality and Shakelah have become confused, which has led to incorrect conclusions. Failure to pay sufficient attention to the cultural diversity of Iranians in the documents will be the final critique of this article to these documents.