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Direct linkBrand, Noreen B. – Journal of Museum Education, 2013
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center (IHMEC) strives to engage youth as citizens through "Make a Difference! The Harvey L. Miller Family Youth Exhibition." Teaching about the Holocaust is complex and challenging work. Holocaust education is mandated in Illinois elementary and high schools, yet the Museum finds that many…
Descriptors: Museums, Jews, European History, War
Ragland, Rachel G.; Rosenstein, Daniel – Social Studies, 2014
This article addresses how far educational institutions have come in designing authentic and meaningful curricula for teaching the Holocaust at the secondary level. Examined in this article are the historical development of Holocaust education in the United States, with a focus on the state of Illinois as a case study, what contributes to the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Secondary School Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational History
Wheeler, Ginger – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
The school field trip: something fun, different, exciting, exhausting--a break from the school day grind. But the field trip has ramifications beyond just getting out of school for the day. For students, the field trip is to the classroom what the big game is to athletes. For museums and other attractions, the field trip is a way to cultivate…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Museums, Experiential Learning, Teaching Methods
Benjamin, Nora; Haden, Catherine A.; Wilkerson, Erin – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The authors adapted an experimental design to examine effects of instruction prior to entry into a children's museum exhibit on caregiver-child interactions and children's learning. One hundred twenty-one children (mean age = 6.6 years) and their caregivers were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 conditions that varied according to what, if any,…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Museums, Exhibits, Teaching Methods
The Cockpit's Empty Chair: Education through Appropriating Alienation at a Chicago Technology Museum
Lormier, Anne – Teachers College Record, 2007
Background/Context: In the United States, the percentage of schoolchildren planning to become high-status professionals is grossly disproportionate to the percentage of such jobs comprising our division of labor. As in a game of musical chairs, it is not structurally possible for everyone to remain a contender. Focus of Study: Various adults who…
Descriptors: Research Design, Museums, Adults, Ethnography
Lyons, John F. – History Teacher, 2007
History instructors working in a community college face two major challenges. First, to make history interesting and relevant to the students, many of whom have to take history courses as a requirement. And second, to fulfill one of the missions of a community college which is to forge a connection between the school and the people in the local…
Descriptors: United States History, Oral History, Community Colleges, Historians
