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Gathering the voices: Disseminating the message of the Holocaust for the digital generation by applying an interdisciplinary approach The aim of the Gathering the Voices project is to gather testimonies from Holocaust survivors who have made their home in Scotland and to make these testimonies available on the World Wide Web. The project commenced in 2012, and a key outcome of the project is to educate current and future generations about the resilience of these survivors. Volunteers from the Jewish community are collaborating with staff and undergraduate students in Glasgow Caledonian University in developing innovative approaches to engage with school children. These multimedia approaches are essential, as future generations will be unable to interact in person with Holocaust survivors. By students being active participants in the project, they will learn more about the Holocaust and recognize the relevance of these testimonies in today’s society. Although some of the survivors have been interviewed about their journeys in fleeing from the Nazi atrocities, for all of the interviewees, this is the first time that they have been asked about their lives once they arrived in the United Kingdom. The interviews have also focused on citizenship and integration into society. The project is not yet completed, and an evaluation will be taking place to measure the effectiveness of the project in communicating its message to the public. (By the author) 
Fostering Intercultural Perspectives of Future Teachers Year of publication: 2012 Author: Marilyn Steinbach Corporate author: McGill University. Faculty of Education This article describes pedagogical activities in teacher education. The objective is to make intercultural education more pertinent for future teachers and to broaden their intercultural perspectives to enable them to work more effectively in pluriethnic environments. This study emphasizes the importance of experiences and personal contacts, and promotes changes in students’ perspectives, focusing on the sense of intercultural education, and contributing to the methodology of intercultural education in teacher education. Élargir les perspectives interculturelles des futurs enseignants Year of publication: 2012 Author: Marilyn Steinbach Corporate author: McGill University. Faculty of Education Cet article est une description des interventions lors de la formation des enseignants. L’objectif est de rendre l’éducation interculturelle plus pertinente pour les futurs enseignants et d’élargir leurs perspectives interculturelles afin de mieux agir dans un milieu pluriethnique. Cette étude souligne l’importance des expériences et des contacts personnels, et incite les étudiants à apporter des changements notoires à leur façon de faire, attribuant ainsi une signification particulière à l’éducation interculturelle. Cet article contribue à la didactique de l’éducation interculturelle dans la formation des enseignants. The pain of knowledge : Holocaust and genocide issues in education Year of publication: 2005 Author: Yair Auron Violation of the rights of a human being and indifference in the face of suffering jeopardize the very existence of human society. The Holocaust is the most extreme example of such violations, and the greatest moral failure mankind has experienced. Confronting the Holocaust, as well as genocide, may contribute to understanding the importance of humanistic and democratic values, and help construct tools for making moral judgments. That is why courses on the study of genocide and the Holocaust have become part of the curricula of educational institutions in the United States and elsewhere. This book asks how the moral messages of the Holocaust and genocide can best be transmitted. The Pain of Knowledge deals not with historical events, but with possible ways of learning about these events and their significance. It attempts to examine and deal critically with some of the profound dilemmas at the core of Holocaust and genocide issues in education. The underlying purpose of this book is to expose the reader to sometimes antithetical, and at other times complementary, views concerning the teaching of these subjects, both in Israel and elsewhere in the world. This book will contribute to the teaching of the Holocaust and genocide, and encourage readers to examine these issues from a broad perspective. Among the subjects dealt with in The Pain of Knowledge are: how societies crystallize their collective memories; historical processes and changes in the teaching of the Holocaust in Israel during different periods of time; commemoration of Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day; journeys of Israeli youth to sites connected with the Holocaust in Poland; attitudes of Israeli adolescents toward the Holocaust; attitudes of Israeli Arabs toward the Holocaust; general world attitudes toward the Holocaust; teaching of the Holocaust throughout the world; and teaching of genocide in Israel and elsewhere. (By the publisher) Perceptions of the Holocaust in Europe and Muslim communities : Sources, Comparisons and Educational challenges Year of publication: 2012 Author: Gunther Jikeli | Joëlle Allouche-Benayoun The way people think about the Holocaust is changing. The particular nature of the transformation depends on people’s historical perspectives and how they position themselves and their nation or community vis-à-vis the tragedy. Understandably, European Muslims perceive the Holocaust as less central to their history than do other Europeans. Yet while the acknowledgement and commemoration of the horrors of the Holocaust are increasingly important in Europe, Holocaust denial and biased views on the Holocaust are widespread in European Muslims’ countries of origin. In this book, a number of distinguished scholars and educators of various backgrounds discuss views of the Holocaust. Problematic views are often influenced by a persistent attitude of Holocaust denial, which is derived, in part, from discourses in the Muslim communities in their countries of origin. The essays collected here explore the backgrounds of these perceptions and highlight positive approaches and developments. Many of the contributions were written by people working in the field and reflecting on their experiences. This collection also reveals that problematic views of the Holocaust are not limited to Muslim communities. (By the publisher) 
The Democratic Enigma Year of publication: 2014 Author: Philip Pettit Corporate author: Philosophiques Democracy means popular control, by almost all accounts. And by almost all accounts democracy entails legitimacy. But popular control, at least as that is understood in many discussions, does not entail legitimacy. So something has got to give. Democratic theories divide on what this is, so that the question prompts a taxonomy of approaches. The most appealing answer, so the paper suggests, involves a reinterpretation of the notion of popular control. L’énigme démocratique Year of publication: 2014 Author: Philip Pettit Corporate author: Philosophiques La démocratie signifie d’abord et avant toute chose l’idée d’un contrôle populaire, et ce par l’ensemble des moyens possibles. Ces moyens donnent lieu à la légitimité. Mais ces contrôles populaires, du moins tels qu’ils sont entendus dans de nombreuses discussions, ne donnent pas lieu à la légitimité espérée. Les théories de la démocratie ne partagent pas une même conception des choses à ce sujet, ce qui donne lieu à une pluralité d’approches. Dans cet article, l’auteur soutient que la réponse la plus intéressante à cette question implique une réinterprétation de la notion de contrôle populaire. 
Citizenship Education at School Year of publication: 2012 Author: Jacques Racine Corporate author: Relations Special Issue of Relations intitled "Our democracy (23 articles) L’éducation citoyenne à l’école Year of publication: 2012 Author: Jacques Racine Corporate author: Relations Numéro spécial de la revue Relations intitulé "Notre démocratie : fiction ou réalité ?" (23 articles) 
De qué manera puede el trabajo en red ayudar a construir la ciudadanía mundial en Japón Year of publication: 2015 Author: Hideki Maruyama Corporate author: Éducation des Adultes et Développement En el artículo se explican y esbozan algunos de los numerosos y diversos desafíos que afrontan las escuelas japonesas al enseñar sobre el desarrollo sostenible. Se mencionan ejemplos concretos y se entregan algunas propuestas de iniciativas.