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ERIC Number: ED672920
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan-21
Pages: 24
Abstractor: ERIC
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Public School Instruction on the Holocaust and Topics Related to Jewish People: Understanding How Secondary English Language Arts and Social Studies Teachers Address These Complex Topics. American Educator Panels. Research Report. RR-A3615-1
Anna Shapiro; Ashley Woo; Julia H. Kaufman
RAND Corporation
Drawing on a survey administered to a sample of grade 6-12 English language arts and social studies teachers in the American Teacher Panel, the authors of this report examined Holocaust education and education on other topics related to Jewish people and history. The American Educator Panels are nationally representative samples of teachers, school leaders, and district leaders across the country. The panels are a proud member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research's Transparency Initiative. This report fills critical gaps in the understanding of whether, how much, how, and why teachers are providing students with instruction about topics related to the Holocaust, genocide, antisemitism, Israeli history, and Jewish life. With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, teaching about these sensitive and nuanced topics has become even more challenging as teachers and schools grapple with how to provide students the opportunity to engage in careful discussion about these complex topics while also ensuring a safe learning environment. Although multiple sources have indicated rising antisemitism in the past decades, the ongoing conflict has accelerated instances of antisemitism nationwide and heightened concerns about antisemitism on kindergarten through grade 12 school campuses. The findings are timely in that they shed light on the state of U.S. public school instruction about the Holocaust, genocide, antisemitism, Israeli history, and Jewish life at a time when teachers might need more support than perhaps ever to provide high-quality instruction. [Funding provided by the One8 Foundation.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor
Identifiers - Location: Israel
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