il-002820-81408951550004146-9933514816104146
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has beginning date: 1942-01-01
has end date: 1942-12-31
has or had holder: il-002820
has or had some members with language: eng
identifier: 9933514816104146
is or was included in: il-002820-81408951550004146
note: Title viewed: 22/06/2023
record resource extent: 1 electronic resource (36 pages)
scope and content: The booklet published in 1942 recounts the firm stand of Norway’s teachers against efforts by the Nazis to enforce their ideology in the school system. After being abused in a camp 500 teachers were sent in cattle cars to Trondheim, and put in the cargo hold aboard an old, abandoned ship the S.S. Skjerstad built in 1904, with a capacity of 250 persons. On April 15th, 1942 the “death voyage” began which lasted 12 days. The differences in Nazi and prewar education is discussed, providing a historical background of the Norwegian public school system and Nazi efforts to attack it. 500 teachers on death voyage -- No teachers' strike in Norway -- Nazism vs. pre-war education in Norway -- Schools and the Nazi invasion -- The"new spiri" in education -- Nazis reorganize the school administration -- How schools and universities oppose the new order -- Nazi methods of crushing resistance.
title: Norway's teachers stand firm