Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Visiting Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh-Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The present article has been written with the aim of honoring the services and educational achievements of Dr. Ali Alagheband. In the first part, using biography method, his personal and academic life and scientific works are described. Later his publications are introduced following some of their highlights such as "Paying attention to the main theories of management and their applications in the field of educational administration", "Addressing the needs of the scientific community and the corresponding contents with the approved curricula", "Having innovation and growing contributions in the field of educational administration knowledge" and " Fluent and comprehensive writing" are explained. In the second part, with the help of the phenomenological and lived experience approach of the author from attending the classroom and interactions with Alagheband, some of his personality traits, morals and scientific characteristics are described. The most prominent scientific characteristics of Alagheband were his deep knowledge and perception of the theoretical foundations of educational administration and his most important moral characteristics were self-respect, magnanimity, Outspokenness, Integrity as well as his disinterest towards materialistic facets. He was a true example of high level Iranian University teacher and a unique and an invaluable professor in the field of educational administration who spent his entire life writing well-classified and indelible books in the field of educational administration and promoting the scientific position of this field in Iranian academic system. Utilizing his point of view which is mentioned in this article could help to solve some of the major problems of the educational administration system in Iran.
In the second part, with the help of the phenomenological and lived experience approach of the author from attending the classroom and interactions with Alagheband, some of his personality traits, morals and scientific characteristics are described. The most prominent scientific characteristics of Alagheband were his deep knowledge and perception of the theoretical foundations of educational administration and his most important moral characteristics were self respect, magnanimity, Outspokenness, Integrity as well as his disinterest towards materialistic facets. He was a true example of high level Iranian University teacher and a unique and an invaluable professor in the field of educational administration who spent his entire life writing well-classified and indelible books in the field of educational administration and promoting the scientific position of this field in Iranian academic system.

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