Opis: Teaching the Holocaust in School History - Lucy Russell, L Russell

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 schools in the UK and overseas. Drawing on interviews with educationalists, academics and teachers, she discovers that there is, in fact, a surprising lack of consensus regarding the purpose of, and approaches to, teaching the Holocaust in history. Indeed the majority view is distinctly non-historical; 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. "Teaching the Holocaust is a sensitive and contentious issue. Lucy Russell offers a clear and through outline of the arguments that have surrounded it. There is a fascinating behind-closed-doors account of how the topic passed in and out of favour with the history working group...Lucy Russell's own sympathies clearly lie with the Holocaust-as-ordinary-historical-topic camp, but she doesn't impose them; she invites is to debate the issues she has raised."--, "Tes "Foreword by Professor Clyde Chitty; Preface; Introduction: What is important about teaching the Holocaust in school history?; 1. History teachers on teaching the Holocaust; 2. What was the 'Holocaust'?; 3. Teaching the Holocaust before 1991; 4. The question of whether the Holocaust should be compulsory in school history; 5. Teaching the Holocaust in school history since 1991; Conclusion: Implications for the future.

Szczegóły: Teaching the Holocaust in School History - Lucy Russell, L Russell

Tytuł: Teaching the Holocaust in School History
Autor: Lucy Russell, L Russell
Producent: Continuum Publishers Co
ISBN: 9780826490827
Rok produkcji: 2006
Ilość stron: 192
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.39 kg

Recenzje: Teaching the Holocaust in School History - Lucy Russell, L Russell