Exploration of the 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 functions 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 in the academic domain. While theorizing in all fields of human knowledge faces challenges and obstacles, these are particularly pronounced in the humanities. Among the most significant obstacles 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 slow its progress. Therefore, this study aims to analyze and explain the cultural barriers to theorizing in the humanities using a thematic analysis approach. In this research, through interviews with experts and specialists in the field of humanities, 13 themes were identified and explained as cultural barriers to theorizing in this domain.

Keywords

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

Main Subjects

• Foundations of Education

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