Through psychological lenses: University students' reflections following the "Psychology of the Holocaust" course

Alon Lazar, Tal Litvak-Hirsch, Dan Bar-On, Ruth Beyth-Marom

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Abstract

While Holocaust related activities and educational programs around the world are growing in number, published reports on their impact are scarce, especially on the university level. The free responses of 94 Jewish-Israeli university students who took the course "Psychology of the Holocaust" yielded eight themes. The results reflect a change of emphasis and movement from a mainly particularistic interpretation of the Holocaust to a more universalistic understanding of the Holocaust. This movement is explained by the occurrence of two reflective processes: situational and universal reflexivity of genocide and reflexivity regarding the personal and collective impact of genocide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-114
Number of pages14
JournalEducational Review
Volume61
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2009

Keywords

  • Attitudes
  • Holocaust education
  • Jewish-Israeli university students
  • Reflexivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education

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