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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 163-184 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Curriculum Journal |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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- scotland
- scottish school children
- auschwitz
- history
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'We saw inhumanity close up'. What is gained by school students from Scotland visiting Auschwitz? / Maitles, H.; Cowan, P.
In: Curriculum Journal, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2011, p. 163-184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - 'We saw inhumanity close up'. What is gained by school students from Scotland visiting Auschwitz?
AU - Maitles, H.
AU - Cowan, P.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - As the education for citizenship agenda continues to impact on schools in the UK and with the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) in conjunction with the Scottish Government introducing its Lessons From Auschwitz (LFA) project for students and teachers in Scotland, this article focuses on the Scottish context and investigates the school processes by which students are chosen to participate in the LFA project, the impact the LFA project has on student personal growth, and the range of follow-up activities in their schools and communities. The methodology employed online questionnaires and face-to-face interviews which were designed to ascertain student perceptions of the LFA project and the impact that this project had on student participants, their schools, and their communities. Findings demonstrate that the student cohort were highly academic students who took their responsibilities on return to their schools very seriously and organized a wide range of events, both in their schools and in their communities. There was clear evidence that the LFA project had led to extra teaching and awareness of the Holocaust, racism, and human rights; and that students' citizenship values had been enhanced.
AB - As the education for citizenship agenda continues to impact on schools in the UK and with the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) in conjunction with the Scottish Government introducing its Lessons From Auschwitz (LFA) project for students and teachers in Scotland, this article focuses on the Scottish context and investigates the school processes by which students are chosen to participate in the LFA project, the impact the LFA project has on student personal growth, and the range of follow-up activities in their schools and communities. The methodology employed online questionnaires and face-to-face interviews which were designed to ascertain student perceptions of the LFA project and the impact that this project had on student participants, their schools, and their communities. Findings demonstrate that the student cohort were highly academic students who took their responsibilities on return to their schools very seriously and organized a wide range of events, both in their schools and in their communities. There was clear evidence that the LFA project had led to extra teaching and awareness of the Holocaust, racism, and human rights; and that students' citizenship values had been enhanced.
KW - scotland
KW - scottish school children
KW - auschwitz
KW - history
UR - http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/26237/
U2 - 10.1080/00220272.2010.542831
DO - 10.1080/00220272.2010.542831
M3 - Article
VL - 43
SP - 163
EP - 184
JO - Curriculum Journal
T2 - Curriculum Journal
JF - Curriculum Journal
SN - 0958-5176
IS - 2
ER -