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Teaching the Holocaust in School History: Teachers or Preachers?
Dr Lucy Russell
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Description for Teaching the Holocaust in School History: Teachers or Preachers?
Paperback. There is a tendency to teach the Holocaust from a social and moral perspective and not as history. This book attempts to explain and debate this phenomenon. Drawing on interviews with educationalists, academics and teachers, it considers how the topic of the Holocaust is being taught in schools in the UK and overseas. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JNLC; JNT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
If we expose students to a study of human suffering, we have a responsibility to guide them through it. But, is this the role of school history? Is the rationale behind teaching the Holocaust primarily historical, moral or social? Is the Holocaust to be taught as a historical event, with a view to developing students' critical historical skills, or as a tool to combat continuing prejudice and discrimination? These profound questions lie at the heart of Lucy Russell's fascinating analysis of teaching the Holocaust in school history. She considers how the topic of the Holocaust is currently being taught in ... Read more
If we expose students to a study of human suffering, we have a responsibility to guide them through it. But, is this the role of school history? Is the rationale behind teaching the Holocaust primarily historical, moral or social? Is the Holocaust to be taught as a historical event, with a view to developing students' critical historical skills, or as a tool to combat continuing prejudice and discrimination? These profound questions lie at the heart of Lucy Russell's fascinating analysis of teaching the Holocaust in school history. She considers how the topic of the Holocaust is currently being taught in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826499073
SKU
V9780826499073
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About Dr Lucy Russell
Dr Lucy Russell lectures on the Primary PGCE and BA Ed courses at Goldsmiths College, University College London. Prior to that she was a History teacher in a Secondary School in Kent. She regularly writes for the TES.
Reviews for Teaching the Holocaust in School History: Teachers or Preachers?
Title mentioned by author, Lucy Russell, in an article in The Independent [Postgraduate], Thursday 14th February 2008. Mention -Book News, February 2009