@article{paperid:1106731, author = {Shabani Varaki, Bakhtiar and Sabouri, Ali and Masoudi, Jahangir}, title = {Unmasking the mirage: A critical examination of Iranian higher education policies on the educated person through Wilkinson’s Islamic critical realism}, journal = {Policy Futures in Education}, year = {2026}, month = {February}, issn = {1478-2103}, keywords = {educated person;Islamic critical realism;higher education policy;Iran;ideological tensions}, }