Examining Cultural Barriers to Theorizing in the Humanities

Document Type : پژوهشی

Authors

• Raziyeh Yousof Boroujerdi
• Seyed Hedayat Davarpanah

Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

10.22067/fedu.2025.90102.1374

Abstract

Today, scientific authority serves as a primary source of legitimacy and survival in the competitive landscape of global education governance. One of the key pillars of scientific authority is theorizing within the academic domain. While theorizing across all fields of human knowledge encounters challenges and obstacles, these are particularly pronounced in the humanities. Among the most significant impediments to the creation and expansion of emerging human and social concepts in the humanities are cultural barriers, which can substantially impact the theorizing process and impede its progress. Consequently, this study aims to analyze and elucidate the cultural barriers to theorizing in the humanities using a thematic analysis approach. Through interviews with experts and specialists in the humanities, thirteen cultural barriers to theorizing in this domain were explored and explained.

Keywords

• theorizing
• humanities
• cultural barriers
• scientific authority
• transformative culture

Main Subjects

• Foundations of Education

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