Author Description

"Holocaust Education: Issues and Approaches is comprised of substantive and critical essays on various aspects of teaching about the Holocaust. This book is devoted to addressing some of the many problematic practices currently being implemented in Holocaust education as well as raising critical issues and highlighting effective teaching strategies. The essays herein address methods for assessing students' knowledge base prior to teaching Holocaust history; teaching the history in a comprehensive and accurate fashion; and the need to reflect deeply on both the purpose and process of teaching such complex issues."--BOOK JACKET.