The data on which this report is based were collected in 2007 by means of a postal questionnaire sent to 10,000 teachers working in years 4-9 of the compulsory school system, and at upper secondary schools (i.e. schools of further education). Statistics Sweden (SCB) conducted the survey on the commission of the Living History Forum.
The results presented in the report include both positive and negative elements. For the Living History Forum, it is pleasing to learn that teachers generally feel that teaching about the Holocaust is important. Over half of the teachers feel that this type of teaching is as important as teaching on other topics, and 47.2 percent think it is more important. Students
are motivated to learn about the Holocaust, with almost 90 percent of teachers assessing the students’ level of motivation to be moderate or high. Nor have the teachers noted any substantial level of “Holocaust fatigue” among their students.
