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Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes

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Contemporary Debates in Holocaust Education

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Research across the globe suggests that both students and teachers approach the subject of the Holocaust with ideological and historical preconceptions and that in some places knowledge of the topic is very limited indeed. Drawing on a number of studies from around the world, the relationship between ignorance and prejudice is explored as well as the way that attitudes and understandings can shape the nature of Holocaust education. Discussion is made concerning what ought to be considered as the expected standard of knowledge and whether existing scholarship has sometimes demanded too high a level of expertise from Holocaust educators.

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Gray, M. (2014). Perceptions, Knowledge and Attitudes. In: Contemporary Debates in Holocaust Education. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137388575_1

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