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	Participants Countries and organizations Conference documentation Conference programme				Report from Workshop 1 on Education: "Pedagogy: theories, tools and results" Presentation by Dr. Ido Abram Presentation by Dr. William R. Fernekes Presentation by Dr. Jacqueline Giere Presentation by Dr. Nili Keren Presentation by Mr. Christer Mattsson Presentation by Dr. Geoffrey Short Presentation by Ped. Director Shulamit Imber Presentation by Dr. Geoffrey Short Short, Geoff Presentation by Dr. Geoffrey Short The Holocaust has a major part to play in alerting contemporary society to the dangers of racism and ethnic conflict. Indeed, for a number of reasons, the Holocaust can be seen as a particularly potent means of promoting antiracist aims. It is, for example, a subject that exemplifies concepts critical to an understanding of racism such as stereotyping and scapegoating. It affords students an opportunity to appreciate the cultural antecedents of racism and enables them to understand the significance in the emergence of a racist society of socio-economic dislocation and national humiliation. But most importantly, perhaps, it demonstrates, as powerfully as anything can, where racism may lead if left unchecked. Holocaust education, however, should not be seen as a panacea, for the extent to which it succeeds in raising young people's awareness of the nature and dangers of racism is currently unknown. In order to shed light on this critical issue I shall allude briefly to a study that I conducted around 18 months ago with a group of 14 and 15 year olds in the London area. Using semi-structured interviews, the research aimed to investigate what these students had learnt about citizenship, and about racism in particular, as a result of engaging with the Holocaust as history. The findings indicate that there are major problems with the way the Holocaust is currently taught in British secondary schools. The nature of some of these problems will be identified and suggestions made as to how the Holocaust might be taught differently in order to realise its potential in helping to combat all forms of racism. >> Back to top				Introduction Opening Session: Messages and speeches Plenary Sessions: Messages and speeches Workshops, Panels and Seminars Summary Report on Panels and Workshops Panel 1: Holocaust Education - Where Are We Going? Panel 2: Remembering the Holocaust - The challenges of Memory Panel 3: Holocaust Research - From the Archives to the Classroom Workshops on Education Workshops on Remembrance and Representation Workshops on Research Closing Session and Declaration Other Activities
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