The research conducted within the Facts not Fiction project examines the impact of introducing the educational approaches of place-based learning and peer-based learning to Holocaust education, thereby aiming to tackle rising antisemitism across Europe. Given the novelty of these approaches, the research conducted during the project aims to bridge a gap between the bodies of literature on Holocaust education, place-based learning, and peer learning. In this review, we will establish the state of Holocaust education and place-based learning in Europe, before considering how the two can be combined in place-based Holocaust learning.

  • Change and continuity through looking at the impact of a happening that is having a diverse impact on society
  • Project Citizen: engaging students in the active exercise of responsible citizenship
  • Helping all student answer challenging questions about the causes of historical events and developments
  • Action Research: projects as active methods to develop civic skills
  • How do we decide what we believe? – Helping students learn how to question beliefs and test claims to become more (self) critical and evidence based in their thinking