Analyzing the role of Children and Adolescents Intellectual Development Centre in creating dissatisfaction and uprisings of the revolution(1965-1979)

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1 Researcher of the history of the Islamic Revolution

2 Assistant Professor, History of the Islamic Revolution, Institute of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution

3 Assistant Professor, History of the Islamic Revolution, Institute of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolutions.

Abstract

Children and Adolescents Intellectual Development Centre, was formed in the second Pahlavi period with the aim of legitimizing the monarchy as well as institutionalizing cultural components in the field of children's education and training. But in practice, it could not achieve the desired goals and on the contrary, it was effective in raising awareness among a wide range of reformist and idealistic youth. Most of the center libraries were built in the south of the city, which were economically poor. The easy access of young people to libraries and their use of the center's cultural products, including books, led to the gradual formation and evolution of their personalities. Soon, the libraries of the center became a place for young people, most of whom were against the policies of the government. Who worked in the center played a key role in creating this transformation. They often had left-wing thinking and were effective in this desire for change and dissatisfaction with the status quo by including new concepts such as anti-oppression, seeking the right, helping the oppressed and the need to move towards desirable ideals in their works.
The current research seeks to answer the question, what role and place did the center for the intellectual development of children and teenagers as one of the cultural policy-making institutions in the protests of the revolution? The current research, it was done with a descriptive-analytical method and with a historical approach, relying on the documents of archival centers, magazines and publications. Based on the findings of the research, although Centre, like other cultural institutions, was first established with the aim of legitimizing the institution of the Sultanate; unintentionally and indirectly, it played a role in creating dissatisfaction and raising awareness among a massive group of children, teenagers, and young people.

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Islamic Revolution Research

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Available Online from 16 April 2023

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