Can learning about the Holocaust be spiritual? Reflections on a teaching and learning experience with Primary School children.
In April 2017, I spent a week in Poland researching the Holocaust in Europe. Most notably, I visited the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. Following the visit, I facilitated three History lessons with 10- and 11-year-old children on the role of Auschwitz in the Second World War. As the ses...
| Pubblicato in: | International journal of children's spirituality |
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Taylor & Francis
[2018]
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International journal of children's spirituality
Anno: 2018, Volume: 23, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 248-259 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | AG Vita religiosa BH Ebraismo CB Esistenza cristiana KBF Isole Britanniche TK Età contemporanea ZF Pedagogia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Spirituality
B Holocaust B Critical Pedagogy B Auschwitz B History |
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| Riepilogo: | In April 2017, I spent a week in Poland researching the Holocaust in Europe. Most notably, I visited the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. Following the visit, I facilitated three History lessons with 10- and 11-year-old children on the role of Auschwitz in the Second World War. As the sessions unfolded, the spiritual themes of meaning, identity and remembering emerged from the children's responses; therefore, this article forms a reflection on how the lessons impacted the children's spiritual lives. It also considers how the History curriculum might include a critical dimension to pedagogy. In particular, it explores how issues such as theology, morality and the role of representation open up a space for critical questioning. I suggest that such questioning is also spiritual. Thus, the self-awareness and criticality inspired might contribute to transformation - of both the teachers and learners and the world around them. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8455 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2018.1459510 |