Remembering Obligation: Pedagogy and the Witnessing of Testimony of Historical Trauma.

Simon, Roger I.; Eppert, Claudia

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ERIC Number: EJ551417

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Publication Date: 1997

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Remembering Obligation: Pedagogy and the Witnessing of Testimony of Historical Trauma.

Simon, Roger I.; Eppert, Claudia

Canadian Journal of Education, v22 n2 p175-91 Spr 1997

Possibilities for nurturing and supporting an ethical practice of witnessing in the context of informal and school-based communities of memory are explored, and suggestions are made for developing a principled way to decide what to retell or pass on when teaching about historical events of trauma. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Higher Education, History, History Instruction, Memory, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Violence, World Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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