The Righteous Among the Nations of the World

Susan M. Yelich Biniecki and Sarah Donley

SAGE Open, 2016, vol. 6, issue 3, 2158244016659319

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore how learners make meaning of their experiences at exhibits depicting narratives of the Polish Righteous Among the Nations of the World, free-choice learning contexts. The study focused on two exhibits at a university in the mid-Western United States. The conceptual framework of the study integrates free-choice learning, the role of narratives, reflection, and Holocaust education. Three main mechanisms emerged from the qualitative analysis and interpretation of data of how participants made meaning of their experiences: through emotions, being challenged, and broadening awareness. This study further informs our understanding of meaning making and learning in free-choice learning contexts, suggesting ways in which we might provide additional prompts to bridge historical distance and integrate connectors to learners’ personal contexts in international education exhibits.

Keywords: free-choice learning; narratives; international education; Righteous Among the Nations of the World; Holocaust education; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244016659319

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