(1993). The Changing Economy, Unemployment and Job Search: An Annotated Bibliography for ESL Teachers. TESL Talk, v21 n1 p256-81. Lists resources for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers working with students seeking employment. The resources also address the changing economy, coping with unemployment, barriers to employment, human rights, self-assessment, and exploring options. Classroom print materials and audiovisual resources are included. (Author/CK)…
(2004). Native Claims: Cultural Citizenship, Ethnic Expressions, and the Rhetorics of "Hawaiianness". College English, v67 n1 p83 Sep. The rhetorics of Hawaii were once generated around expressions of cultural identities and resistance, which has now shifted to organizing around a belief in self-determination as a fundamental human right. This rhetorical shift is illustrated with the help of the site of Hawaii…. [Direct]
(1983). Teacher Education Curriculum for the 21st Century: Peace Education Program. The spirit of human rights and the desire for peace should be an integral part of the educational curriculum at all levels. If teaching for peace and human rights is to be convincing and effective, however, teachers must be trained who are motivated and aware of the issues. Faculty of Chulalongkorn University, a leading teacher education institution in Thailand, have conceptualized a program to help make teachers aware of values and ideology they can personally convey in their teaching, and of multiple implications, which contribute to objectivity in their teaching. Peace education is a minor field of study for the bachelors degree in education. This minor consists of courses including: introduction to peace science, peace education, conflict management, and a practicum in peace education. The courses and a model for student teaching and clinical experience in peace education are described. (SP)… [PDF]
(1992). European Law: Ending Discrimination against Girls in Education. Gender and Education, v4 n1-2 p163-73. Examines how the European Convention on Human Rights and its case law could combat sexist education and develop concepts of philosophical convictions, the European Community's duty, and children's rights. Considers feminist strategies for improving girls' education, English and European procedural laws, and difficulties of using English law. (RLC)…
(1992). Children's Rights under Siege in Guatemala. Social Education, v56 n4 p219-20 Apr-May. Describes the problem of police violence against street children in Guatemala. Includes details of cases, the problems of street children, and the work of Covenant House in trying to help and protect children. Argues that only education about human rights can obtain and preserve rights for children. (DK)…
(1999). From Beijing to Belgrade: Academic Freedom around the World. Academe, v85 n4 p16-43 Jul-Aug. A group of articles addresses concerns about academic freedom in Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Additional articles contain a human-rights lawyer's appeal to academics for an international organization and a UNESCO statement on faculty rights and responsibilities. (MSE)…
(1985). Educating for the 21st Century. Council of Europe Forum, n2 pXI-XIII. The Council for Cultural Cooperation's project "Preparation for Life" proposes radical changes in school curricula to prepare children for the needs of the twenty-first century. One recommendation is that secondary schools help young people accept, preserve, and promote human values, democracy, and human rights. (JN)…
(1994). Trade Union Rights. Labour Education, n97 p1-58. Excerpts addresses from an international symposium regarding workers' education, human rights, labor standards and law, socioeconomic factors, trade unions, workers' rights, professionalism, and globalization. Includes a background paper, "Participation of Workers and Their Organizations in the Field of International Labour Standards and the Promotion of Trade Union Rights." (JOW)…
(1979). Declaration on Fundamental Principles Concerning the Contribution of the Mass Media to Strengthening Peace and International Understanding, to the Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering Racialism, Apartheid and Incitement to War. Before presenting the declaration passed on November 22, 1978 at the twentieth session of the General Conference of Unesco, this publication reviews the events and resolutions that led up to the passage of the declaration and cites remarks on the declaration made at the close of the session by the Director-General of Unesco. The declaration, presented next, consists of a preamble and 11 articles regarding the rights and responsibilities of the mass media in strengthening peace and international understanding, promoting human rights, and countering racism, apartheid, and incitement to war. Among the topics discussed in the articles are the way the mass media can counter violations of human rights by disseminating information on the aims, aspirations, cultures, and needs of all peoples; the role of the media in educating young people in a spirit of mutual respect and understanding; the need to correct the inequalities in the flow of information to, from, and between developing…
(1975). Nebraska's Official Civil Rights Agencies. A Report of the Nebraska Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights… Four state official civil rights agencies (the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, the Commission on Indian Affairs, the Mexican-American Commission and the Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women) and four local civil rights agencies (the Commission on Human Rights of the City of Grand Island, the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights, the Omaha Human Relations Department, and the Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women in Omaha) are described in this report. This investigation shows that most of the agencies face similar problems: inadequate budget, false expectations by client groups, insufficient staff, lack of adequate staff training, and limited powers. Among the recommendations that are made to the state legislature and to the individual state agencies are the following: amending the enabling legislation of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, the Mexican-American Commission, and the Commission on Indian Affairs; having each agency analyze its training needs;… [PDF]
(1993). Can Population Topics Form the Subject of Educational Action? The Educator's Point of View. International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie, v39 n1-2 p19-24 Mar. Discusses the dynamics of education. Argues that lifelong education on such population topics as family, sexuality, sociodemography, and human rights has great potential, especially in rural and marginal urban areas for promoting human development. Examines planning and instructional considerations, and principles of a human development approach to population education. (DMM)…
(2004). Target: Disarmament Education. Journal of Peace Education, v1 n1 p37-57 Mar. Departing from UNESCO disarmament education guidelines, a conceptual framework is presented in which disarmament is seen in relation to the overall question of peace, which also includes problems of development and human rights. The need for disarmament is based on arguments related not only to disarmament \per se\, but also to the need for development and the realization of human rights. As a consequence, the violence and causes of militarism are seen not only in the perspective of direct violence, but also in the perspective of structural violence. Thus, the violence and causes of militarism include the problems of development and human rights at all levels. In addition to these two components, it is argued that the need for disarmament must also be determined in relation to its opposite, namely visions of disarmament and the transformation process at all levels towards such visions. Thus, the substance to be dealt with in disarmament education needs to be related to all of these… [Direct]
(1975). Health Professions for the Next Decade–A Function of Health Policy. The Third Mary E. Switzer Memorial Lecture. Journal of Allied Health, 4, 1, 6-13, W 75. The decade ahead will probably see dramatic role changes in health services: (1) higher degree of public accountability, (2) a better definition of human rights to health services, (3) new career opportunities institutionalized into broad community health programs, and (4) increased importance of health program administrators. (MW)…
(1974). The Individual, His Culture and His Rights. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 3, 4, 3-12, F 74. Briefly explores some of the ideas of Edward Sapir in relation to the problem of human rights in our society; Sapir was perhaps the greatest American anthropologist of the twentieth century and certainly one of the greatest social scientists of the last several decades. (Author/JM)…
(1984). Curriculum Revision: A Symposium. Social Science Record, p33-35 Spr. Results of a symposium on social studies curriculum revision held in Albany, New York, in December 1983 are presented. Educational needs in the areas of articulation and consistency; interdependence and linkages within the curriculum; and the treatments of history, human rights, and economics are outlined. (RM)…