Holocaust education ; issues and approaches / Samuel Totten.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-192) and index.

Introduction -- 1: The Significance of Rationale Statements in Developing a Sound Holocaust Education Program -- 2: Establishing a Foundation for a Study of the Holocaust: Assessing the Students' Knowledge Base -- 3: Selecting Essential Issues and Topics for a Study of the Holocaust -- 4: Common Misconceptions and Inaccuracies That Plague Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust -- 5: Do the Jews Constitute a Race? An Issue Holocaust Educators Must Get Right -- 6: "Complicating" Students' Thinking Vis-a-Vis the History of the Holocaust -- 7: Diminishing the Complexity and Horror of the Holocaust: Using Simulations in an Attempt to Convey Personal and Historical Experiences -- 8: Closing a Lesson or a Unit on the Holocaust: Assisting Students to Synthesize and Reflect upon What They Have Learned -- 9: The Imperative to Avoid Cliches -- 10: What's Next? -- Appendix: Holocaust Education for K-4 Students? The Answer Is No! -- Appendix: Teaching about the Holocaust: A Select Annotated Bibliography