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Marion Deslandes-Martineau¹, Patrick Charland¹, Hugo G Lapierre¹

¹UNESCO Chair in Curriculum Development (UCCD), Department of Didactics, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, Canada.

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Area of Science:

Education
Computer Science Education
Political Science

Background:

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) established an educational system between 2014 and 2017.
This system included a programming curriculum utilizing Scratch software as part of its complementary programs.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the pedagogical intentions and definition of programming within the ISIS curriculum.
To characterize the structure and content of the ISIS programming curriculum.
To evaluate the extent of religious and military indoctrination within the curriculum.

Main Methods:

Content analysis of the official ISIS programming textbook.
Examination of curriculum progression and learning activities.
Identification of pedagogical approaches and ideological elements.

Main Results:

ISIS's programming curriculum primarily served religious and military objectives for establishing a caliphate, rather than fostering 21st-century computational skills.
While the curriculum's sequence was logical, it did not promote problem-solving, creativity, or knowledge transfer.
The textbook contained significant religious and military indoctrination, aligning with ISIS's jihadist ideology.

Conclusions:

The ISIS programming curriculum was a tool for ideological indoctrination, not skill development.
Understanding this educational approach can inform efforts to rebuild education systems in post-conflict regions.
The study highlights the manipulation of educational tools for extremist purposes.