Holocaust education ; issues and approaches / Samuel Totten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Totten, Samuel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Study and teaching.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Physical Description:

xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Allyn and Bacon, 2002.

Summary:

Holocaust Education: Issues and Approaches is comprised of substantive and critical essays on various aspects of teaching about the Holocaust. This book is devoted to addressing some of the many problematic practices currently being implemented in Holocaust education as well as raising critical issues and highlighting effective teaching strategies. The essays herein address methods for assessing students' knowledge base prior to teaching Holocaust history; teaching the history in a comprehensive and accurate fashion; and the need to reflect deeply on both the purpose and process of teaching such complex issues.

Contents:

1 The Significance of Rationale Statements in Developing a Sound Holocaust Education Program / Samuel Totten, Stephen Feinberg, William Fernekes 1

2 Establishing a Foundation for a Study of the Holocaust: Assessing the Students' Knowledge Base 24

3 Selecting Essential Issues and Topics for a Study of the Holocaust 37

4 Common Misconceptions and Inaccuracies That Plague Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust 50

5 Do the Jews Constitute a Race? An Issue Holocaust Educators Must Get Right 79

6 "Complicating" Students' Thinking Vis-a-Vis the History of the Holocaust 91

7 Diminishing the Complexity and Horror of the Holocaust: Using Simulations in an Attempt to Convey Personal and Historical Experiences 114

8 Closing a Lesson or a Unit on the Holocaust: Assisting Students to Synthesize and Reflect upon What They Have Learned 126

9 The Imperative to Avoid Cliches 139

Holocaust Education for K-4 Students? The Answer Is No! 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0205309291

OCLC:

47254305