Abstract
This study focused on lessons learned from the Physical Education Curriculum under the reign of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). We conducted an unprecedented analysis of ISIS primary school physical education curriculum. The research objective focused on describing and analyzing the context and intentions of the document as well as its content (didactic, pedagogy, learning assessment, among others). We also analyzed the general scientific quality of the curriculum of physical education targeting fitness preparation by the instructor in charge of the education of the youth. In addition, our analysis focused on the philosophical and contextual issues of the manual. Findings revealed an incomplete and a rapidly developed textbook where several essential elements related to pedagogy, didactics, learning, and assessment were missing or inconsistent. The logic of military preparation under the guise of preparing the student’s physical condition was an important finding without being explicitly mentioned. Integration of religious content was present without being affirmed in the content of the lessons. We argue that the ISIS physical education curriculum appears to be committed to an absolutist/theocratic ideological or propaganda program that, among other things, promotes the preparation of the future soldiers of the ISIS army. Recommendations about secularization and the reconstruction of post-ISIS education systems are formulated.
Highlights
Between 2014 and 2017, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has taken possession of several territories and regions in Iraq and Syria
About the documents to better understand the group’s intentions through education (Arvisais and Guidère, 2020a), and, to propose alternatives and recommendations to humanitarian workers and actors who are currently working in the field since the withdrawal of the armed group. This specific study focused on the lessons learned from the Physical Education Curriculum under ISIS? We conducted an unprecedented analysis of ISIS primary school physical education curriculum focusing on the content analysis of the curriculum
Findings regarding the philosophy of the PE manual can be summarized into four points: (a) form and content of the manual, (b) construction of a specific religious doctrine to serve the interests of the group, (c) physical preparation of the future soldier, and (d) vision of child development
Summary
Between 2014 and 2017, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has taken possession of several territories and regions in Iraq and Syria It has implemented its ideas and ways of functioning. Physical Education Curriculum Under ISIS about the documents to better understand the group’s intentions through education (Arvisais and Guidère, 2020a), and, to propose alternatives and recommendations to humanitarian workers and actors who are currently working in the field since the withdrawal of the armed group. This specific study focused on the lessons learned from the Physical Education Curriculum under ISIS? A complementary study from the same project looked at the illustrations and calligraphy inside the manual (Gadais et al, 2021)
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