RESEARCH
In progress
“The Dialogue of the Local and the Global: Internationalization of Iranian Higher Education”
Alzahra University, Iran
2019-present
“Internationalization of Universities in Canada”
University of Western Ontario, Canada
2012-2015
“Female Education in Iran”
Islamic Social Practices and Their Underlying Principles
Waseda University, Japan
2007-2009
“Comparative Study of Female Higher Education in Iran and Canada” Alzahra University, Iran, and University of Western Ontario, Canada
2001-2002
“Comparative Study of Education in Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan”
Graduate School of Education
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2000
“School Drop-Out in Oman” UNICEF, Oman
1999-2000
“Peace Education in School Textbooks in Iran” UNICEF, Iran
1992-1997
“Girls’ Primary Education in Iran”
UNICEF and Ministry of Education, Iran
1991-1992
“Situation Analysis of Education in Iran” UNICEF, Iran
1988
Research Associate
Graduate School of Education
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
1984-1985
Researcher
Educational Office of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, Iran
PUBLICATIONS (in English)
2020
“Islamization and Indigenization of Faculties of Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran” (co-author with Fariba Adli). Course Syllabi in Faculties of Education: Bodies of Knowledge and Their Discontents, International and Comparative Perspectives. London and New York: Bloombury, UK
2019
Women, Islam, and Education (co-edited with Goli Rezai-Rashti and Shirin Abdmolaei). New York and London: Routledge, USA
2019
“Female Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran” (co-author with Fariba Adli). Women, Islam, and Education. New York and London: Routledge, USA
2015
“Female Empowerment in Iran: The Voice of Iranian University Students (A Grounded Theory Approach)” (co-author with Somayeh Fereidouni and Yazdan Mansourian).
Higher Education Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 4, UK
2010
“Representations of Arabs in Iranian Elementary School Textbooks.” Education in the Arab ‘World: Political Projects, Struggles, and Geometries of Power, World Yearbook of Education 2010. New York and London: Routledge, USA
2009
“Doing and Undoing Gender: Female Higher Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” International Review of Education, UNESCO, Vol. 55, Germany
2007
“The Portrayal of the ‘Insider’ and ‘Outsider’ in the School Textbooks of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Teaching for Tolerance in Muslim Majority Societies, Center for Values Education in Cooperation with the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Istanbul: DEM, Turkey
2007
“Religious Education of Muslim and Non-Muslim Schoolchildren in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Aspects of Education in the Middle East and North Africa, Oxford Studies in Comparative Education. Oxford Symposium Books, UK
2007
“Iran: A Shi’ite Curriculum to Serve the Islamic State.” Teaching Islam: Textbooks and Religion in the Middle East, Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, USA
2003
“The Paradox of Tradition and Modernity in Female Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Comparative Education Review, Vol. 47, No. 3, August 2003, USA
2003
“Khatami, Political Reform and Education in Iran.” Comparative Education, Vol. 39, No. 3, August 2003, UK
2002
“The Presentation of the ‘Self’ and the ‘Other’ in PostRevolutionary Iranian School Textbooks.” Iran and the Surrounding World 1501-2001: Interactions in Culture and Cultural Politics. Seattle:University of Washington Press, USA
2000
“A Study of the Facilitating Factors in Girls’ Education in PostRevolutionary Iran.” NIRA (National Institute for Research Advancement), No. 19990127, Japan (translated in Japanese)
1999
“Lifelong Learning: New Opportunities for Women in a Muslim Country (Iran).” Comparative Education, Vol.35, No.2, UK
1999-2012
“Education in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities.” (co-author with Shabana Mir). Comparative Education:The Dialectic of the Global and the Local. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, USA
1998
“Education in Postrevolutionary Persia, 1979-1995.” Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fascicle 3,USA
1998
“Islam and Women’s Roles.” Women in the Third World: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues, USA
1997
“Higher Education in Iran.” Asian Higher Education: An International Handbook and Reference Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, USA
1997
“A Study of Girls’ Lack of Access to Primary Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Compare, Vol. 27, No. 3, UK
1996
“Needed: Disciplined Dialogues on Religion and Education” (co-edited with Matthew Zachariah). Comparative Education Review, Vol. 40, No. 1, USA
1995
Girls’ Drop-out from Primary Schooling in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges and Alternatives. UNICEF (also published in Arabic and French)
1994
“Educational Reform in Post-revolutionary Iran: A Shift in Policy?” International Perspectives on Education and Society. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, USA
1992
“Educational Reform in Iran.” International Handbook of Educational Reform. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, USA
1992
“Social Implications of Literacy Education in Iran.” Comparative Education Review. Vol. 36, No.2, USA
1991
“The Creation of a New Muslim Woman: Female Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Convergence, Vol. 24, No. 4, Canada
1990
“Ideology and Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Compare, Vol. 20, No. 1, UK
1989
“Survey of Events: 1988- The Middle East.” Comparative Education Review, Vol. 33, No. 2, USA
1998
“Socialization of Schoolchildren in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Iranian Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, USA
1998
“Cultural Revolution and Value Transformation in PostRevolutionary Iranian Education.” Muslim Education Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 1, UK
BOOK REVIEW (in English)
2003
Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Women in the Public Sphere, with Mona Khalaf, Published by the World Bank, USA
1998
Education and the Making of Modern Iran, Published in the International Journal of Middle East Studies, USA
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS (in English)
2019
“De-Westernization of Iranian Universities.” (with Fariba Adli) Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society San Francisco, California, USA
2017
“The Duality of Indigenization and Internationalization at Institutions of Higher Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” (with Fariba Adli) Paper presented at the International Higher Education Studies Conference Antalya, Turkey
2017
“The Paradox of Tradition and Modernity in Shaping Iranian Women’s Educational Experience.” Paper presented at Waseda University Tokyo, Japan
2017
“Female Education in Iran.” Paper presented at Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan
2016
“The Educational Challenges of Rural and Nomadic Girls in Iran.” Paper presented at the United Nations Girl Child Day International Conference Istanbul, Turkey
2016
“Islam, Women and Education: Educating Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Vancouver, Canada
2013
“Educating the Ideal Muslim Woman in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the International Conference on New Horizons in Islamic Area Studies, National Institutes for the Humanities of Japan Lahore, Pakistan
2013
“Neo-Fundamentalism and Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the XV Comparative Education World Congress Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011
“Female Educational Experience in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, McGill University Montreal, Canada
2010
“Women, Higher Education, and Empowerment in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the XIV World Congress of Comparative Education, Bogazici University Istanbul, Turkey
2007
“The Creation of a Politicized Shi’i: Religious Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the International Symposium of Religious Education in Muslim World and Teaching Islam in Schools in Europe Istanbul, Turkey
2005
“The Portrayal of the ‘Insider’ and ‘Outsider’ in the School Textbooks of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Conference on Learning about the Other and Teaching for Tolerance in Muslim Majority Societies Istanbul, Turkey
2004
“Quality Education and Gender Equality.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Education, UNESCO/IBE Geneva, Switzerland
2004
“Religious Education and the Presentation of ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ in Iranian Schools.” Paper presented at the University of Oslo/Oslo Coalition Oslo, Norway
2003
“Religious Education and Identity Formation in Iranian Schools.” Paper presented at Brown University Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2002
“Lessons Learned from the Female Educational Experience in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Lecture delivered at Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey, USA
2002
“Human Rights and Human Development: Education in Iran.” Paper presented at the World Bank Washington, DC, USA
2002
“The Educational Experience of Iranian Youth.”
Paper presented at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Washington, DC, USA
2002
“Highlighting Educational Issues in the Middle East.” Presentation delivered at the World Bank Washington, DC, USA
2002
“A Study of Women’s Dual Role in Iran and its Impact on Female Education.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Orlando, Florida, USA
2001
”Comparative Study of Minority Education: Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual IREX Conference Istanbul, Turkey
2001
“Case Study: Iran.” Presentation delivered at the World Bank Washington, DC, USA
2001
“Female Educational Experience in Iran.” Paper presented at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Washington, DC, USA
2001
“The Right to Education: The Case of Girls’ Schooling in Iran.” Paper presented at the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
2001
“Female Education in Iran: The Interplay of Tradition and Modernity.” Lecture delivered at the Graduate Center, City University of New York New York, New York, USA
2000
“Study of School Drop-Out in the Sultanate of Oman.” Paper prepared for UNICEF Muscat, Oman
2000
“The World and the Image of the ‘Other’ in Post-Revolutionary School Textbooks in Iran.” Paper presented at the International Conference on “Iran and the Surrounding World since 1500.” University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2000
“The Preparation of Iranian Schoolchildren for the Twenty First Century: A Study of the Messages Conveyed in Primary School Textbooks.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and Education Society San Antonio, Texas, USA
1999
Study of the Facilitating Factors in Girls’ Education in PostRevolutionary Iran.” Paper Presented at the Association for Islamic Studies in Japan Tokyo, Japan
1999
“Iran-Universalizing Girls’ Access to Primary Education.” Presentation delivered at the World Bank Washington, DC, USA
1998
“Out-of-School Girls in Iran.” Presentation delivered at the UNICEF Seminar on Reaching the Unreached: MENA’s Basic Education Challenge for the 21st Century Beirut, Lebanon
1998
“A Study of the Iranian Success Story in Girls’ Education.” Paper presented at the World Bank Conference. Mediterranean Development Forum Marrakesh, Morocco
1997
“Girls’ Education and Community Participation: Lessons Learned from the Iranian Experience.” Presentation delivered at the UNICEF Basic Education and Community Participation Workshop Sana’a, Yemen
1996
“Study of the Hindering Factors Leading to Girls’ Lack of Access to or Drop–out from Primary Schooling in Iran.” Paper presented at the IXth World Congress of Comparative Education Sydney, Australia
1995
“Girls’ Drop-out in Primary Education in the Middle East and North Africa.” Presentation delivered at the UNICEF CrossRegional Seminar on Innovative Strategies for Girls’ and Women’s Education Manama, Bahrain
1993
“Shifting Priorities in Post-Revolutionary Educational Reform in Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Kingston, Jamaica
1993
“Revolutionary Exigencies Versus Post-Revolutionary Realities: A Study of Educational Transformation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis Los Angeles, California, USA
1992
“Literacy Education in Iran: Quantity or Quality?” Paper presented at the VIIIth World Congress of Comparative Education Prague, Czechoslovakia
1992
“Female Education and Identity Formation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
1992
“The Effect of the Commitment Versus Expertise Debate on the Quality of Education in Post-Revolutionary Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Annapolis, Maryland, USA
1991
“Literacy Education in Iran: Element of Stability or Instrument of Social Change?” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1990
“Educational Reform in Post-Revolutionary Iran: A Shift in Policy?” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Anaheim, California, USA
1989
“The Education of a New Muslim Woman in Post-Revolutionary Iran.” Paper presented at the VIIth World Congress of Comparative Education Montreal, Canada
1989
“Cultural Revolution and Value Transformation in PostRevolutionary Iranian Education.” Paper presented at the VIIth World Congress of Comparative Education Montreal, Canada
1989
“The Creation of the New Muslim Woman: Female Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
1989
“Cultural Revolution and the Transformation of Values in the Educational System of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis New York, New York, USA
1988
“Women’s Education in Post-Revolutionary Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America Beverly Hills, California, USA
1988
“Cultural Revolution and Educational Change in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1987
“Post-Revolutionary Educational Change in Iran.” Lecture delivered at the Von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA
1987
“Ideology and Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Paper presented at the Western Region Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society Los Angeles, California, USA
1987
“A Study of the Social, Political, and Cultural Values Taught in Iranian Schools.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Comparative and International Education Society Washington, DC, USA
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS
2008
Presentation at the Workshop on “Gender and Economics in the Middle East and North Africa: from Theory to Policy Making.” Dubai School of Government in Association with Harvard University Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2005
Presentation at the Workshop on “Fostering Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations through Concrete and Sustainable Initiatives.” UNESCO, ISESCO, ALESCO Rabat, Morocco
2004
Presentation at the Workshop on “Quality Education and Gender Equality.” UNESCO International Conference on Education Geneva, Switzerland
2003
Presentation at the Workshop on “Future of Our Culture and Education.” Asia-Pacific Forum for UNESCO Tokyo, Japan
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
2020
Reviewer, Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, Springer, Switzerland and UK
2019
Reviewer, Social Education Research, USA
2015
Facilitator, Signing of Memorandum of Understanding Waseda University (Japan) and Alzahra University
2014-2016
Invited Professor Keiko Sakurai of Waseda University (Japan) to Deliver Lectures at Alzahra University
2014
Invited Professor Goli Rezai-Rashti of University of Western Ontario (Canada) to Deliver a Lecture and Conduct a Workshop at Alzahra University
2014
Reviewer, International Journal of Educational Development, USA
2013-2016
Reviewer, Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, USA
2013-2015
Reviewer, International Review of Education, UNESCO, Germany
2013-present
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board Routledge Publications, USA and UK
2012-2015
Member of the Research Group: Islamic Social Practices and Their Underlying Principles Organization for Islamic Area Studies Waseda University, Japan
2011
Reviewer, Educational Research, USA
2008-2012
Reviewer, Comparative Education Review, USA
2008-2009
Academic Cooperation with Asian University for Women, Bangladesh
2003-2008
Member of Advisory Board, Comparative Education Review, USA
1996
Co-editor of Special Issue, with Mathew Zachariah, Comparative Education Review, USA
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
1989-present
Pi Lambda Theta National Honor and Professional Association in Education, USA
1989-2000 International Council for Adult Education, Canada
1989-1994 Iranian Studies, USA
1990-1994 International Society for Middle Eastern Studies, USA
1984-present Comparative and International Education Society, USA