In this paper, teacher education discourse has been analyzed in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Research assumes the governance discourses that have been articulated after the Islamic revolution, have defined teachers' semantic systems that have placed the political, economic, and social position of teachers in power structures. These semantic systems include a central signifier for teacher education discourse that other signs being articulated around it. The research questions are: what have been the central signs of teacher education in the governance discourse formed after the Islamic Revolution? And what were the backgrounds of teacher education discourses after the Islamic Revolution? This research is based on Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory mode through document mining. According findings of the research, the central sign of teacher education in the governance discourses after the Islamic revolution of Iran are: Revolutionary teacher training, teacher training as a government agent, political development of teacher, fundamental reform in teacher education, teacher education as a theoretical and practical model according to the Islamic standard system. The wide discourse of the Islamic Revolution has had a lasting impact on the process of teacher education. Also after drafting the Fundamental Reform Document of Education (FRDE) and the Document of Teacher Education and the Provision of Human Resources in the Formal and Public Education Subsystem, teacher education has been viewed as a strategic position in the education system with a long-term and forward-looking approach.

The history of formal education in Iran shows that teacher training, in its contemporary meaning, started in 1918 when the first center for training male teachers (Daarolmo’allemin) along with Daarolmo’allemaat for female teachers was established. During the past one hundred years tremendous changes have taken place in terms of structure, curriculum, and regulations. According to the available documents 42 different training centers have existed over this period in order to provide  well-trained elementary and high school teachers, counselors, and principals. Apparently with any ministerial change taking place, these teacher training centers have also changed, shut down, or consolidated. Based on these documents, the history of teacher training in Iran can be laid out in six divisions including one on the significance of teaching and teacher training, and other ones on teacher training background, the genesis of teacher training, studies and approaches, teacher training in Fundamental Reform Document of Education (FRDE), and opportunities, threats, and outlooks.