Journal of Educational Sciences > Volume 24, No. 3, 2012

An Evaluation Evaluation of the Secondary Phase Islamic Culture Text Materials in Jordan in the light of the Aims that Achieve the Five Necessities  / Omar Salim Muhammad Al-Khateeb

This study aims at providing an evaluation of the achievement of the secondary phase Islamic Culture text materials of the five basic necessities: preserving the faith, life, money, honor and mind. In order to do so, an attempt has been made to answer two major questions. — What are the five basic necessities that must be available in the Islamic Culture text materials? — To what extent do the currently used text materials provide the means to achieve these necessities? The study sample consists of the Islamic Culture text materials taught at the secondary level in Jordan in the academic year To this end, the researcher has developed a questionnaire which consists of five themes and forty two items. Consistency and accuracy have been verified. Results reveal a high ratio of the Islamic Culture text materials' concern with the first theme, preserving the faith. However, the ratio of the concern with other themes , preserving life, money, honor and mind,  is very low. In light of these results, the researcher recommends that: further attention should be paid to the objectives that enhance moderate and forgiveness values, and human rights in all these text materials. Islamic Culture text materials should clearly state the prohibition all kinds of magic and immoral behaviors, including homosexuality. further research should be conducted so as to examine the areas of strengths and weaknesses in the Islamic Culture text materials. The researcher also suggests that there should be a national strategy to fight all means of extremism in all national institutions countrywide.