1 A Comparative Criticism of the Philosophical Foundations of Children's Educational Rights in International Documents and Documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran

نویسندگان

1 PhD Student, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities , Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities , Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities , Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

doi
10.22034/ijce.2026.507193.1646
چکیده

The aim of study was to conduct a comparative critique of the philosophical foundations children's educational rights in international documents with documents of Iran. This is a qualitatively comparative research using the Bereday approach - including four stages of description, interpretation, juxtaposition and comparison. The data collection method was documentary - through examination of primary sources (upstream documents) and secondary sources (books and articles) and thematic analysis method was used for data analysis. The findings revealed that the most important similarities between selected documents include attention to the principle of child dignity, the principle of justice and equality, and shared responsibility of parents towards the child. The research findings also indicated that the most important differences are: Emphasis of Iran documents on the sovereignty of the God-centered concept versus the human-centered concept in international documents, emphasis on divine dignity in observing the rights of the child in Iran documents versus the emphasis on inherent dignity of child in international documents, and the highlighting of duty-centeredness in Iran documents versus the emphasis of international documents on fundamental rights of the child. From the perspective of the philosophical foundations governing Iranian documents, the most important criticisms that can be made of international documents on children's rights include: A non-divine view of children's rights, ignoring spiritual & otherworldly interests of children, lack of attention to children's religious education, creating a spirit of indifference towards fellow human beings through excessive emphasis on the slogan of "cultivating a spirit of peace and understanding in children," and neglecting the spiritual and human dimensions of education.