What do students know and understand about the Holocaust? : Evidence from English secondary schools

This research study was conducted by the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, an integral part of UCL’s Institute of Education – currently ranked as the world’s leading university for education. It is the world’s largest ever study of its kind, drawing on the contributions of more than 9,500 students across all years of secondary school in England (i.e. 11 to 18 year olds). This report presents analysis of survey responses from 7,952 students and focus group interviews with 244 students. About the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education Acknowledgements and authorship Glossary Foreword by Sir Peter Bazalgette Foreword by Professor Yehuda Bauer Executive summary Part I Introductions 1. Introduction 2. Methodology Part II Conceptions and encounters 3. Collective conceptions of the Holocaust 4. Encountering representations of the Holocaust in classrooms and beyond Part III Historical knowledge and understanding of the Holocaust Preface 5. Who were the victims? 6. Who were the perpetrators and who was responsible? 7. When and where did the Holocaust take place? Part IV Reflections and the way ahead 8. Considerations and recommendations Appendices 1. The survey 2. Attitudinal scales used in the survey 3. Coding frameworks for free-text questions 4. Schools that participated in the survey 5. Schools that participated in the focus groups 6. Multiple regression analyses References