How should teachers educate students about the Holocaust? : A qualitative study about teaching strategy.

The purpose of this study is to examine how teachers in both secondary school and high school teach about the Holocaust. I have examined how six teachers educate about the Holocaust and I have used qualitative interviews during the process. I have also examined what kind of strategy the teachers apply while teaching. My study shows that there is a big difference in the teaching between the secondary school and the high school. The reason behind the difference is that the teachers in secondary school have more scheduled time for lessons about the Holocaust, in comparison to the teachers in high school. The secondary school teachers examine the students about the Holocaust like an individually subject through discussions and specialization, while the teachers in high school examine the Holocaust like a part of the second world war. Once again the reason for this set-up is lack of time. Another difference is that the secondary school teachers have visited different concentration camps with their students. They have also organized appearance of survivors from the Holocaust. The high school teachers have done none of that. One thing that the secondary school teachers and high school teachers have in common is that they use different kind of movies in their teaching. There is however no pattern in how teachers in the different type of schools use any specific strategy while teaching about the Holocaust. The teachers education is different despite that they follow the same regulatory documents.