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What do students know and understand about the Holocaust? Evidence from English secondary schools
Author(s): Foster, Stuart; Pettigrew, Alice; Pearce, Andy; Hale, Rebecca; Burgess, Adrian; Salmons, Paul; Lenga, Ruth-Anne
Date: 2015
Topics: Schools: Non-Jewish, Schools: Seconday / High Schools, Holocaust Education, Surveys, Main Topic: Education
Abstract: This research study was conducted by the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, an integral part of UCL’s Institute of Education. It is the world’s largest ever study of its kind, drawing on the contributions of more than 9,500 students across all years of secondary school in England (i.e. 11 to 18 year olds). This report presents analysis of survey responses from 7,952 students and focus group interviews with 244 students. The primary aim of the research was to provide a detailed national portrait of students’ knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust. The research also focused on students’ attitudes towards learning about the Holocaust and their encounters with this history, both in and outside of school. Ultimately, the research sought to establish an empirical basis from which considerations of the most effective ways to improve teaching and learning about the Holocaust could be made.