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ERIC Number: EJ696841
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8449
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Multicultural Education: Israeli and German Adolescents' Knowledge and Views Regarding the Holocaust
Shamai, Shmuel; Yardeni, Eran; Klages, Benjamin
Adolescence San Diego, v39 n156 p765 Win 2004
This study probes a unique case of multicultural education of Israeli and German students regarding the Holocaust. Their knowledge level of German history leading to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party to power, knowledge about the Holocaust, the relation between their knowledge of attitudes toward the "other" (German/Israeli) group, and their reaction to a racist-dictatorial regime are explored. The findings were that German adolescents (high school students) knowledge regarding the events leading to the rise of the Nazi party was greater than that of the Israeli adolescents. However, the knowledge of Israelis was greater regarding the Holocaust. A positive correlation was found between the knowledge levels and their attitudes toward the other groups (German/Israeli) and toward resistance to the possible rise of a dictatorial regime. The findings point to the fact that multicultural education, which combines attitudinal, cognitive, and instrumental goals, can succeed in promoting nonracist views.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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