Holocaust Education Book

Comprised of substantive, critical essays by some of the most noted Holocaust educators in the United States. Raises critical issues about how to teach Holocaust history throughout the book. An annotated bibliography at the end of the text provides a comprehensive list of key pedagogical issues, articles, and books for educators to use as a resource. Detailed descriptions of field-tested pedagogical strategies provide new ways to teach about the Holocaust. Contributed chapters by eminent Holocaust scholars provide critical essays that encourage teachers to reflect on why and how they teach Holocaust history. The chapters are devoted to addressing some of the many problematic practices currently being implemented in Holocaust education as well as to raise critical issues and effective pedagogical strategies. Issues addressed are: methods for assessing students' knowledge base prior to teaching Holocaust history; teaching the history in a comprehensive and accurate fashion; the dangers of teaching this history to primary school students, and the emphasis on studying this history to understand contemporary issues in genocide. Various strategies including mind-mapping and pre-assessments are offered as well as a host of activities to incorporate the study of the Holocaust into the curriculum. Samuel Totten is currently Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is a Member of the Council of the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide (Jerusalem) and a member of the Advisory Board for the Centre for the Comparative Study of Genocide (New South Wales, Australia). With Stephen Feinberg, he co-edited Teaching the Holocaust (Allyn & Bacon, 2000). He is also the editor of Teaching Holocaust Literature (Allyn & Bacon, 2000).Read More