TY - JOUR
T1 - The perception of visiting Holocaust sites on undergraduate students learning process”
AU - BUSSU, ANNA
AU - LEADBETTER, PETER
AU - RICHARDS, MICHAEL
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research. The authors acknowledge ‘Internal Research Funding, Edge Hill University for his support. Dr Anna Bussu is PI of the research project.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Crown.
PY - 2023/2/1
Y1 - 2023/2/1
N2 - This paper presents the main findings of a qualitative research project. The aim of the research was to explore undergraduate students’ perceived knowledge acquisition and awareness of the Holocaust, after visiting Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. The qualitative study (focus groups & semi-structured questionnaires) involved three cohorts of students and lecturers from a university in the North West of England. The participants visited the Holocaust-related sites in Poland from 2016 to 2019. Findings indicate that students’ who actively engaged in visits to Holocaust related sites developed knowledge and awareness of the Holocaust. For many participants, this knowledge and awareness was facilitated via a reflective process that enabled empathic connection between these historical events and the students. The study also highlighted practical strategies that could be implemented to enhance the experience for future cohorts of undergraduate students visiting holocaust related sites. By adding to the limited literature on Holocaust education with undergraduate students, the study highlighted the importance and directions for future research in this area to inform future pedagogic practice.
AB - This paper presents the main findings of a qualitative research project. The aim of the research was to explore undergraduate students’ perceived knowledge acquisition and awareness of the Holocaust, after visiting Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. The qualitative study (focus groups & semi-structured questionnaires) involved three cohorts of students and lecturers from a university in the North West of England. The participants visited the Holocaust-related sites in Poland from 2016 to 2019. Findings indicate that students’ who actively engaged in visits to Holocaust related sites developed knowledge and awareness of the Holocaust. For many participants, this knowledge and awareness was facilitated via a reflective process that enabled empathic connection between these historical events and the students. The study also highlighted practical strategies that could be implemented to enhance the experience for future cohorts of undergraduate students visiting holocaust related sites. By adding to the limited literature on Holocaust education with undergraduate students, the study highlighted the importance and directions for future research in this area to inform future pedagogic practice.
KW - qualitative research
KW - student learning process
KW - higher education
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U2 - 10.1007/s10755-022-09606-9
DO - 10.1007/s10755-022-09606-9
M3 - Article (journal)
C2 - 35582550
SN - 0742-5627
VL - 48
SP - 55
EP - 81
JO - Innovative Higher Education
JF - Innovative Higher Education
ER -