Analysis of the School's Privatization Policy Process in Iran

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1 Faculty member at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

2 MA Student in Educational Administration, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

3 Faculty member, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

10.22059/jppolicy.2026.401278.2773

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the process of school privatization policy in Iran. Data were collected through document analysis and semi-structured interviews. First, documents were analyzed, then in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 experts in the field of education, and continued until theoretical saturation. The analyses were conducted using Brown and Clark's six-stage model. The findings showed that there are obvious shortcomings in the different stages of school privatization. In the first step, the main issue of this policy is stated to be improving quality and increasing the diversity of educational programs, but it seems that the main issue is leading to the. In the next step, ambiguity in educational ideology has caused a gap between the main actors and has been a serious obstacle to the effective participation of the private sector. Also, despite various mechanisms for implementing and evaluating the policy, these two basic stages of private schools has not been given to non-governmental schools and independent evaluators.

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Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 February 2026

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