Philosophy and Objectives of Educational Programs in Iraq and its Reflection on Kirkuk 1968 - 1991

This current study entitled “The Aim and Philosophy of Iraqi Education Programs and their Reflections on Karkuk” is a historical research that studies the education programs in Iraq from the foundation of Iraq as a country, and more specifically during the Bath regime era. It is indisputable that the Bath regime aimed at encouraging and/or forcing the Iraqi citizens to join Bath Party through the education programs of the country. From the early dawn of Bath regime’s power in Iraq, they attempted to exploit the education programs and use them to serve the Bath party. Hence, education programs and aims affected all the Iraqi cities, specifically Karkuk city. The reflection of this policy is very visible in Karkuk city since Bath regime forcibly attempted to oblige the people of Karkuk to become members of Bath party. Accordingly, Bath regime exploited education sector to convert Karkuk from a Kurdish city into a Bathist city. Under the light of the above mentioned facts, the current study is divided into an introduction, two chapters and a conclusion. The introduction introduces the readership to the education programs in Iraq. Chapter one tackles the education program in Iraq and its development while chapter two tackles the philosophy and aim of education programs in Iraq and their effects specifically on Karkuk. The study ends with the conclusion reached.