Never Again: The Impact of Learning about the Holocaust on Civic Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Bowen, Daniel H.; Kisida, Brian
Titel	Never Again: The Impact of Learning about the Holocaust on Civic Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 13 (2020) 1, S.67-91 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-5747
DOI	10.1080/19345747.2019.1652712
Schlagwörter	European History; History Instruction; Middle School Students; High School Students; Museums; Citizenship Education; Outcomes of Education; Field Trips; Religion; Social Bias; Civics; Civil Rights + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Exkursion; Staatsbürgerkunde; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht
Abstract	Preparing students to be effective citizens is a longstanding goal of public education. Historical content provides illustrative opportunities for civic learning. Teaching about the Holocaust exemplifies this approach. Employing an experimental research design with 865 secondary school students, we analyze effects on civic outcomes from learning about the Holocaust through a school-sponsored trip to a Holocaust museum. We find that lessons about the Holocaust increase students' support for civil liberties and deepen historical content knowledge, but decrease religious tolerance. High school students and those from college-educated households drive increases in support for civil liberties, and these students are more likely to donate to human rights causes as a result of the intervention. Middle school students and those from less-educated households drive the negative religious tolerance effect. These findings suggest that history lessons can produce meaningful impacts on civic educational outcomes. However, a stronger educational foundation that comes with engaging with challenging political issues may be a vital prerequisite to avoid undesirable consequences. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01