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A Study of Year 10 Student Attitudes to German Language and Life.
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Thornton, Barbara; Cajkler, Wasyl – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Describes the results of a survey of British pupils' awareness of and attitudes toward aspects of German life and culture. The article examines students' knowledge of basic geographical and political information about Germany and determines the extent of stereotypical views of Germany held by students in this age group (14-15 years). (16…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Ethnic Stereotypes, Foreign Countries, Geography
Reading about the Enemy: School Textbook Representation of Germany's Role in the War with Britain during the Period from April 1940 to May 1941.
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Coman, Paul – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1996
Compares and contrasts the representation of World War II era Germans in English textbooks and academic histories. Finds the academic histories to be more varied and in-depth. Discusses the strategies used by the textbooks to create portrait of mindless aggression. Considers educational and policy implications. (MJP)
Descriptors: Conservatism, Content Analysis, Core Curriculum, Cultural Images
Racism Today: Echoes of the Holocaust.
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Reed, Carole Ann; Lass, Harold – Canadian Social Studies, 1995
Explores the usefulness of employing an antiracist framework to teach Holocaust education. Maintains that different forms of discrimination are linked psychologically. Asserts that Holocaust education can be used also to teach about disabled individuals, homosexuals, and other groups who suffer discrimination. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Critical Thinking, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism