(2024). Supporting Indigenous Languages and Knowledges through Higher Education: A Study of Decolonial Pedagogy at an Intercultural University in Mexico. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University. The creation of "universidades interculturales" (intercultural universities, UIs) in Mexico at the start of the 21st century was not only a policy response to the need for more accessible higher education for historically underrepresented students, but also to the call for more culturally and linguistically relevant education and development made by the Indigenous rights movement. However, because of the history of colonialism in Latin America and the use of state schooling to assimilate citizens into a homogenous Mexican nation, the goal of supporting cultural and linguistic diversity through public education presents tensions and contradictions. For some, UIs promise the possibility of revalorizing subaltern knowledges, promoting Indigenous activism, and protecting the human and cultural rights enshrined in international and national law. For others, they represent a continuation of top-down polices dominated by policymakers who are not intimately familiar with Indigenous… [Direct]
(2015). An Uneasy Assemblage: Prisoners, Animals, Asylum-Seeking Children and Posthuman Packaging. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, v16 n1 p18-31 Mar. Events in Australia have acted as provocations to thinking about the consequences of becoming a "package" and then being processed. The image of the human, as prisoner, together with narratives about the child and the nonhuman animal as package, are used here in order to understand the world we share with others. These disparate elements are gathered together to form an uneasy assemblage. Thinking through Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, a posthuman performative methodology is used to create this assemblage with its flows, images and stories. Posthumanism presents a challenge that recognizes the possibility of being in the world in a connected/entangled/knotted way. The work of Donna Haraway, Cary Wolfe and Karen Barad underpins the theoretical and methodological perspective. Drawing on evidence from the media, the internet, human and animal rights work and visual representations, this work considers what it means to be packaged, commodified and… [Direct]
(2012). Everything New Is Old Again: The American Catholic Bishops' Politics of Conscience. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Carnegie Mellon University. Over the last ten years, American Catholic bishops have suffered a catastrophic loss of authority in the wake of sexual abuse scandals. In the midst of these scandals, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops [USCCB] has issued voting guides for presidential elections. In this dissertation, I investigate the American Catholic church's attempts to influence electoral politics while its public image has been severely compromised. This project considers the argumentative strategies used in the 2008/2012 USCCB voting guide, entitled "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship." The main rhetorical tactic adopted by the USCCB is one of repetition of key phrases and structures. This project is, therefore, organized around the analysis of three of three key phrases–"well-formed conscience," "intrinsic evil," and "the dignity of the human person"–that are deployed repeatedly throughout the voting guide. The phrases selected for this… [Direct]
(2006). Human Rights of Children with Learning Disabilities: Meeting Needs and Preventing Failure. Exceptionality Education Canada, v16 n1 p9-23. In Canada over the past two decades many legal disputes have arisen concerning education for children with learning disabilities. Most often these disputes are concerned with equal access for children with disabilities and centre on the notion of appropriate education. Issues concerning equal access to appropriate education have a long history and are now addressed in the Canadian Charter of Human Rights (Section 15 [1]) as well as most provincial human rights codes. This paper reviews three prominent legal cases concerned with appropriate education for children with learning disabilities and also considers a prevention model of learning disabilities with the intent of providing one way to alleviate the legal susceptibilities of education systems. The prevention model presented here emphasizes the importance of strengthening academic results of children at-risk for poor achievement associated with learning disabilities. By promoting an education system where children at-risk for… [Direct]
(1951). The UN Declaration of Human Rights: A Handbook for Teachers. Bulletin, 1951, No. 12. Office of Education, Federal Security Agency The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations in Paris, December 10, 1948. The vote was 48 to 0, but 8 countries abstained from voting. The Declaration is a statement of principles approved a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. It is not a treaty and therefore imposes no legal obligations. Indeed the ideals embodied in the Declaration are far in advance of actual practice in many parts of the world. The Declaration is a challenge to all mankind to promote world-wide respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The United States actively supported the approval of the Declaration of Human Rights in the General Assembly in Paris. An International Covenant on Human Rights has been developed in the United Nations. This is a draft treaty and deals with certain of the basic civil and political rights embodied in the Declaration. This Covenant will be submitted to individual countries for ratification… [PDF]
(2003). Civil Society and School Accountability: A Human Rights Approach to Parent and Community Participation in NYC Schools. This paper asserts that while many factors contribute to the poor quality of education in New York City public schools, one of the primary obstacles to guaranteeing the right to education is a widespread lack of accountability by school officials. This lack of participation is tied to the school system's failure to ensure effective participation by parents and communities. The paper draws from a series of interviews with parents, community organizers, and education advocates to identify and critique obstacles to participation that exist in the current school system. In addressing the the role of civil society, the paper relies on international standards on civil, political, and human rights, including the United Nations' World Declaration on Education for All. Section 1, "New York City Fails to Ensure the Human Right to Education," describes the situation. Section 2, "Civil Society and the Right to Participation," discusses the importance of civil society… [PDF]
(1971). Human Rights for the Mentally Retarded in the School System. Mental Retardation, 9, 6, 3-7, Dec 71. Reviewed are human rights of the retarded that have been placed in jeopardy and a number of legal actions which have challenged current practices. (KW)…
(2010). Dancing with History: A Cautionary Tale. EDUCAUSE Review, v45 n1 p30-32, 34, 36, 38-41 Jan-Feb. Lessons from history lead to questions for the future of higher education: is innovation being embraced quickly enough, have universities reached a scale necessary to the task, can technology help, can higher education institutions bring more hands to the wheel, and are they managing and leading in appropriate ways? Trends in higher education play themselves out against trends in the world at large, and history shows that universities have made some serious adaptations over time. Indeed, the "massification" of the higher education sector across the world has been a response to social forces, not the least of which have been the improvement in human rights (and the right to education), the rise of the knowledge society, and the consequent need for more higher-level skills, the explosion in populations, and indeed, the phenomenon of globalization itself. The author subtitled this article "A Cautionary Tale" because she believes that universities are not paying… [Direct]
(2010). Learning about the Unfairgrounds: A 4th-Grade Teacher Introduces Her Students to Executive Order 9066. Rethinking Schools, v24 n3 p64-65, 68-70 Spr. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, U.S. officials issued a series of proclamations that violated the civil and human rights of the vast majority of Japanese Americans in the United States–ostensibly to protect the nation from further Japanese aggression. The proclamations culminated in Executive Order 9066, which gave the secretary of war the power to "prescribe military areas" wherever he deemed necessary for the security of the nation. This order provided license to incarcerate more than 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps (as well as several thousand Italian Americans and German Americans). Most of the people held in the camps were taken from the West Coast, where the feds believed "the enemy within" might be able to alert the Japanese military of U.S. vulnerabilities via a short wave radio or perhaps a lit cigarette. Camp Harmony was one of 18 Civilian Assembly Centers–temporary holding areas for the Japanese Americans who were… [Direct]
(1986). Human Rights: A Vehicle for Cultural Intervention. Clearing House, v60 n1 p27-29 Sep. Discusses the discipline problems that arose when several Southeast Asian students attended a middle school in Minnesota. Describes how these problems were transformed into a human rights learning experience for the students. (SRT)…
(2001). Equality through Access. Annual Report, 2000/01. This report describes the British Columbia Human Rights Commission's activities during 2000-01. The Commission held public hearings to learn about barriers that prevent Aboriginal students from full participation in the British Columbia education system, and published a report on the findings with recommendations for improving educational opportunities for Aboriginal students. Workshops were held to instruct non-profit groups in assisting people filing human rights complaints, and to let the public hear about the Commission's work and what they can do to promote human rights in their communities. The Commission hosted the annual conference of the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies and received the Association's International Award for successfully raising international awareness about human rights issues. A report was released calling for a renewed employment equity strategy for the public service sector that included a detailed implementation and monitoring… [PDF]
(1999). Economic and Social Justice: A Human Rights Perspective. Human Rights Education Series, Topic Book 1. On December 10, 1998, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The U.S. Constitution possesses many of the political and civil rights articulated in the UDHR. The UDHR, however, goes further than the U.S. Constitution, including many social and economic rights as well. This book addresses the social and economic rights found in Articles 16 and 22 through 27 of the UDHR that are generally not recognized as human rights in the United States. The book begins with a brief history of economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as an essay, in question and answer format, that introduces these rights. Although cultural rights are interrelated and of equal importance as economic and social rights, the book primarily addresses justice regarding economic and social problems. After an introduction, the book is divided into the following parts: (1) "Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Fundamentals"; (2)…
(2009). Motives and Outcomes of New Zealand Sign Language Legislation: A Comparative Study between New Zealand and Finland. Current Issues in Language Planning, v10 n3 p272-292 Aug. The medicalized interpretation of deafness has until recently seen the rights and protections of sign language users embedded in disability law. Yet the rights and protections crucial to sign language users centre predominantly on matters of language access, maintenance and identity. Legislators, motivated by pressure from sign language communities and in response to international human rights laws, have begun to enact statutes that include provisions pertaining to sign language. The New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006 (NZSL Act 2006 hereafter) made NZSL an official language but created minimal enforceable rights or obligations. This paper explores the significance of this legislation both in New Zealand, in comparison with the Maori Language Act 1987, and internationally, in comparison with the legislative situation in Finland. Finland is considered to be a leader in sign language user rights. Similarities between New Zealand and Finland such as geography, population size, type of… [Direct]
(1979). Women's Rights Are Human Rights!. Black Scholar, v10 n6-7 p9-14 Mar-Apr. This article emphasizes that the women's rights movement must be viewed as a vital part of the human rights struggle. It is argued that both men and women should speak out against sexism and support the struggles of women to defend and develop themselves. (Author/EB)…
(1981). The Canadian Human Rights Act. Employer Guide = Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne. Guide pour employeurs. The purpose of this brochure is to inform employers and their management personnel about the existence, requirements, and effects of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Section 1 is an introduction to the Act. Section 2 focuses on preventive action by employers to eliminate discrimination. Special programs/affirmative action undertaken by employers to eliminate systemic discrimination and ensure compliance with the Act are discussed in the third section. Section 4 recommends criteria for nondiscriminatory employment practices, especially regarding recruiting and interviewing information. In section 5 the employers' role in the complaint procedure is considered. The final section of the brochure deals with equal pay for work of equal value and describes the role of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. A list of Canadian Human Rights Commission offices is appended. (A French language version of the material is provided. A Recruitment and Interview Guide for employers is also inserted. It…