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"Why are we learning this ?" : Does studying Holocaust Encourage better citizenship values ? Year of publication: 2008 Author: Henry Maitles The relationship between learning about the Holocaust and the development of positive values may seem common sense, but in reality there is a complex level of development and understanding. The research reported here, which was sponsored by the Scottish government, was designed to ascertain whether learning about the Holocaust has an impact on young people’s general citizenship values and attitudes; does learning about the Holocaust allow them to extrapolate from the events of the Holocaust to present-day issues, such as racism and discrimination? The study followed a cohort of approximately 100 pupils (aged 11–12) who had studied the Holocaust and compared their values one year later both to their earlier attitudes and to those of their peers who had not studied the Holocaust. As we might expect, the results were not always as predicted, particularly when it came to the pupils’ understanding of anti-Semitism or genocide; in general, however, the study’s core group maintained more positive values than they had before their lessons on the Holocaust and showed more positive values than their peers who had not studied the Holocaust. (By the author) Does addressing prejudice and discrimination through Holocaust education produce better citizens? Year of publication: 2007 Author: Paula Cowan | Henry Maitles Previous research on teaching the Holocaust, primarily case studies in either the primary or the secondary sectors, suggests that Holocaust education can contribute to pupils' citizenship values in a positive way. Yet, in common with other initiatives, this evidence focuses exclusively on the short term impact of Holocaust education. Our ongoing longitudinal research is concerned with both the immediate and longer term effects of Holocaust education on pupils' values and attitudes. Initially focused on primary pupils aged 11–12 years, it has followed them into the first year of secondary to examine whether the general improvements in attitudes found in the first stage of the research has been maintained. Further, we are able to compare their attitudes with pupils in their year who did not study the Holocaust in their primary schools. This article draws conclusions from this study. (By the author) 
Quel type d'éducation à la citoyenneté ? Quel type de citoyen ? Year of publication: 2013 Author: Henry Maitles Corporate author: Chronique ONU L’éducation à la citoyenneté soulève des questions essentielles – Quel est le but de l’éducation ? Quel est le rôle de l’école dans le développement d’attitudes positives parmi les jeunes ? Comment aborder les questions controversées en classe ? Comment former l’esprit critique des citoyens ?