Alexander Duncan Campbell Peterson OBE (13 September 1908 – 17 October 1988) was a British teacher and headmaster, greatly responsible for the birth of the International Baccalaureate educational system.

2015年3月30日 · Alec Peterson was the first Director General of the International Baccalaureate® (IB). He shaped the educational philosophy of the IB based on his own deeply humanist and liberal beliefs; from the IB's commitment to stimulating courses, and its focus on independent research, to its balance between academic work and community service.

Formamos con amor estudiantes competentes en el ámbito educativo, social y personal, cimentados en el ejercicio de valores humanos y espirituales en un marco de respeto a la diversidad, que respondan con excelencia a las demandas educativas nacionales e internacionales y a los retos que se presentan en su vida.

2025年3月6日 · If you were to ask somebody at an IB Global Centre who Alec Peterson was, they might tell you that he was one of the IB’s founders, its first Director General or one of the greatest modern-day champions of education reform. To Henry Peterson, Alec was known simply as Dad.

2025年3月6日 · Alec Peterson, Director General from 1968 to 1977. The IB’s first Director General, Alec shaped the educational philosophy of the IB. A pioneer in international education and was a recognised expert in the field of comparative education. Read more

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2010年11月3日 · Alec Peterson was educator in true sense. He started his career as a teacher, went to serve his nation on the battle front and remain connected with the training of mind. As long-time chair of the editorial board of the prestigious journal Comparative Education , he was a recognized expert in the field of comparative education and a leading ...

Peterson is said to have shaped the entire educational philosophy of the IBO, basing it on his own humanist and liberal beliefs on the concept of education. He felt the very purpose of education to be to stimulate the mind and encourage critical thought, rather than focussing on simple memorisation of detail.