(1992). The Current Situation on Teaching about World War II in Japanese Classrooms. International Journal of Social Education, v6 n3 p20-40 Win 1991-92. Presents results of a questionnaire asking Japanese teachers how and what they teach about World War II. Reports that survey included broad and narrow questions on the war in Asia, Europe, and the Pacific. Concludes that Japan's postwar peace education has been a success but that more emphasis needs to be placed on cause and effect in history. (DK)…
(1997). The Medical Meaning of Reeducation for Germany: Contemporary Interpretation of Cultural and Institutional Change. Paedagogica Historica, v33 n1 p135-56. Examines the approaches taken, the topics discussed, and the practical results of the 1944 conference, "Germany after the War." Organized and led by psychiatrist Richard Brickner, the conference focused on reeducation, institutional change, and psychological rehabilitation. The conference recommendations became highly relevant in the immediate post-World War II period. (MJP)…
(1997). Holocaust Education: Legislation, Practices, and Literature for Middle-School Students. Social Studies, v88 n3 p139-42 May-Jun. Presents a brief examination of legislation mandating Holocaust education, points out limitations in existing practices for using literature to teach this topic and discusses examples of the best and most recent Holocaust literature. Includes a bibliography of fiction and nonfiction Holocaust literature for children and young adults. (MJP)…