Future Visions to Development Reality of Scout and Guides Movement in Iraq

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The study aimed to know future visions to development reality of scout and guides movement in Iraq. Study included modern concepts about youths and scout movement, and its curriculums, styles, aims, and basic principles, as well as studies and training courses for the prepare of leaders. Theoretical descriptive approach was relied on analysis of application requirements and benefit from support in guiding young people to participate scouting activities which held by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Youth and Sports, as well as the media's role in the activation the effect of scouting activities. Researchers concluded that clear lake of scout leaderships don’t agreement with implement scout activities in organizations, clubs, schools and Iraq universities. There are number of scout camps belonging to the Ministry of Education have not used for the purposes of scouting activities. In addition, there is a shortage in supplies basic materials (camps - apparatuses - tools- apparel) that is affected on the decrease level of the scout movement and spread it in Iraq. Moreover, limited scouting activities only on the schools and the lack of communication between the Ministry of Education and other government departments result in the impact directly on the formation of the expansion scout teams. Lake of participation in the camps and international and Arabic scouting conferences and also depriving young people to compete with their colleagues on the regional and international level led to the killing of the spirit of innovation and poor impulse for training and development. Researchers also found that there is entry ideas about the scout movement has worked to change young ideasand consider it a colonial movement working to change their morals and lose their national identity. Finally we found that the weakness of the media focus on the scout movement and lack of attention paid to the elements of composition, laws and regulations and follow-up activities reflect negatively on the orientation of young people to participate in scout movement.

Keywords: Future visions, scout, guide, Iraq.