The Evolution of the Religious Training of Students in the Formal Education System of Iran

Since human being is a complicated creature, training and educating him is no easy task. Therefore, God has sent the Holy Book, Quran, the prophets and the Imams for the sake of an ideal, true and full-scale training and guidance of human beings. After the victory of Islamic Revolution and the establishment of Islamic government in Iran, a special status was granted to the education and training based on Islamic doctrines, and some formal and informal institutions – the formal institution of education Ministry, inparticular – took on the responsibility for this seminal task. Educating divinely-educated individuals in concordance with Islamic standards is considered the fundamental task for the education system of our country. This specifies the status and the role of religious education and training in the education system. Thus, the authorities are responsible for preparing the ground, with complete awareness and full insight, for achieving this important goal, to realize the ideal conditions for training a faithful and pious generation. Considering researches conducted on the current situation of the religious education in the formal education system, the present article investigates the issue from different viewpoints of planning, content, method, and evaluation. Then, some mechanisms have been proposed for creating an evolution and approaching the ideal situation.