Department of Philosophy of Islamic Education

Department of Philosophy of Islamic Education is currently admitting students in Masters and PhD levels. Due to the urgent need for training specialised graduates in the areas of Education, Islamic Education, and the Philosophy of Islamic Education the Department has ever since its establishment tried to offer relevant degree programmes to postgraduate students.
To date, there are 5 full-time faculty members teaching and researching in the Department. The faculty members are offering the latest advances in various branches and area of the Philosophy of Islamic Education. Of the 5 faculty members, 1 member is full professor, 2 members are associate professors, and 2 members are assistant professors.
Moreover, there are currently about 53 students studying in the Department. Since 1993, a total of 219 students have graduated from the Department. In the 2018-2019 academic year, a total of 17 freshmen were admitted into the Department and 5 students were graduated. The main goals defined in the department are as follows:
- Doing research and producing and disseminating specialized knowledge in the field of the Philosophy of Islamic Education, based on Islamic sources including the Qur'an, traditions; intellectual sciences of Islam, including philosophy, theology, theoretical mysticism, and mixed Islamic philosophies;
- Utilization of scientific findings and capitals provided in the field of the methodology of the above-mentioned sciences as well as epistemology, logic, and principles of jurisprudence for the purpose of creating a specialized methodology for the knowledge of the Philosophy of Islamic Education;
- Training thinkers, analysts, and critics in the field of the Philosophy of Islamic Education;
- Establishing bilateral, dynamic, lively, and continuous communications with top organizations and institutions in charge of education;
- Intellectual and programmatic recognition and identification of educational issues related to the specialized field of the Philosophy of Islamic Education;
- Realistic and critical investigation and identification of the foundations of philosophical views about education, both in past and at present;
- Understanding and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of these views, both in theory and practice, in order to produce and establish a realistic, indigenous philosophy of education.

 

 

Degree Programmes

 

The programmes offered in the Department of Philosophy of Islamic Education are introduced and specified below.

 

Masters Degree Programme

  • History and Philosophy of Education: The masters degree programme in History and Philosophy of Education started to admit students since 2002. The programme is offered in Allameh Tabataba'i University for a period of 2 years, 4 semesters. After passing the taught courses, students have to prepare and defend a masters dissertation to receive their degrees.

 

PhD Degree Programmes

 

  • Philosophy of Islamic Education: The PhD degree programme in Philosophy of Islamic Education is offered in Allameh Tabataba'i University for a period of 4 years, 8 semesters. Students have to pass 18 taught credits followed by another 18 dissertation credits, 36 credits in total. After passing the 18 taught credits, students have to sit a "comprehensive exam" and receive a minimum mark 16, out of 20. After the Comprehensive Exam, the PhD candidates are allowed to choose their dissertation titles and prepare their proposals with the helps of supervisors and advisors.
  • Philosophy of Education: The PhD degree programme in Philosophy of Education started to admit students since 2012. The programme is offered in Allameh Tabataba'i University for a period of 4 years, 8 semesters. The same rules specified above for the PhD Degree Programme in "Psychology" are also applied to this programme.
  • Clinical Psychology: The PhD degree programme in Clinical Psychology started to admit students since 2019. The programme is offered in Allameh Tabataba'i University for a period of 4 years, 8 semesters. The same rules specified for the above PhD degree programmes are also applied to this programme.

 

 

Department Head

 

Dr Saeed BeheshtiDr. Hassan Maleki
PhD in Curriculum Development from Kharazmi University, Iran (1991)
Faculty Member
Email Address: maleki@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 3202
Research Interests: Curriculum theories, design, development, implementation, and evaluation; Philosophy of curriculum; Localization of curriculum; Approaches and methods in curriculum integration; Foundations and principles of the curriculum.

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Faculty Members

 

To date, 5 full-time faculty members are employed and collaborating with the Department in providing educational and research services to the students and researchers. The faculty members of the Department are briefly introduced below. The names are sorted alphabetically.
For more detailed information about the faculty members, you can refer to ATU's ARIS portal.

 

Dr Saeed Beheshti Dr. Saeed Beheshti
PhD in Philosophy of Education from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran (2000)
Faculty Member
Email Address: beheshti@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 3173
Research Interests:Philosophy of Islamic education; Philosophy of education in the western world; Philosophy, theology, and mysticism.
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Dr Maryam Brahman Dr. Maryam Brahman
PhD in Philosophy of Education from Kharazmi University, Iran(2015)
Faculty Member
Email Address: brahman@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 3290
Research Interests: Islamic education; Religious education; Spiritual education; Natural education; moral education; Social education; Intellectual education; Education of children and adolescents; Anthropology; Philosophy for children; Genitive philosophy; Family studies.

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Dr Irandokht Fayyaz Dr. Irandokht Fayyaz
PhD in History and Philosophy of Education from Kharazmi University, Iran (2006)
Faculty Member
Email Address: irfayyaz@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 3184
Research Interests: Islamic education; Educational psychology; Modern education.
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Dr Ahmad Salahshoori Dr. Ahmad Salahshoori
PhD in Philosophy of Education (Islamic Education) from Kharazmi University, Iran (2008).
Faculty Member
Email Address: ah.salahshoori@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4473 3176
Research Interests:Religious education; Moral education; Philosophy of education; Post-structuralism.
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Dr Shirin Rashidi Dr. Shirin Rashidi
PhD in History and Philosophy of Education from University of Kharazmi university, Iran (2017)
Faculty Member
Email Address: rashidi66@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 3266
Research Interests:Islamic education; Islamic epistemology; Intellectual education.
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