"We Did also Save People": A Study of Holocaust Education in Romania after Decades of Historical Silence

Autor/in	Misco, Thomas
Titel	"We Did also Save People": A Study of Holocaust Education in Romania after Decades of Historical Silence
Quelle	In: Theory and Research in Social Education, 36 (2008) 2, S.61-94 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0093-3104
Schlagwörter	Professional Autonomy; Citizenship Education; Ethnography; Foreign Countries; Death; History Instruction; Teacher Education; Social Systems; Social Change; Curriculum; Jews; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Relevance (Education); Romania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsfreiheit; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Ethnografie; Ausland; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Social system; Soziales System; Sozialer Wandel; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Relevance; Relevanz; Rumänien
Abstract	This research study seeks to understand the current state of Holocaust education in Romanian classrooms and the variety of forces that influence its treatment. By identifying obstacles, challenges, and successes, this study provides a generative knowledge base for curriculum proposals, symposia, and other initiatives that seek to disrupt reticence on this topic. Given the wide range of possible influences on Holocaust instruction, this study employs ethnographic methods to seek out constructed meanings among students, teachers, subject mater, and numerous forces within the milieu. The findings reveal some promises for addressing this history in schools, including teacher autonomy, institutional support, and teacher trainings. Yet Romania faces a number of challenges, such as the legacy of communism, the role of Antonescu in the curriculum, few opportunities to address controversies, limited instructional time, and other institutional and community forces. Holocaust education is a relatively new phenomenon in Romania and understanding its evolution can inform other societies and cultures that are working to introduce Holocaust studies or controversial issues into their curricula. As more post-Soviet and post-communist states attempt to build pluralistic, tolerant, and open-minded societies, their treatment of historical silences and the renegotiation of their past becomes a critical feature for the development of democratic citizens. [Research for this report supported by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), the U.S. Department of State Title VIII Program, and Miami University's School of Education, Health, and Society.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10