(2001). The Ability to Persuade People To Change: An Interview with Mary Hatwood Futrell. Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n6 p465-67 Feb. Formerly National Education Association president, Mary Futrell got NEA to support the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and helped shift NEA's focus to professional development and human-rights issues. She believes teachers must help state and district entities set academic and professional-development standards. (MLH)…
(2000). Teaching What Matters: Great Videos for Teaching about the Common Good. Social Education, v64 n3 p156-60 Apr. Discusses videos that address the common good by focusing on such topics as racism, sexism and heterosexism, classism, disability awareness, prejudice and hatred, democracy and human rights, and social control. Includes classroom applications for teaching about the common good and a bibliography of the featured videos. (CMK)…
(2000). Convention on the Rights of the Child: Background, Motivation, Strategies, Main Themes. Third Edition. Noting that the adoption and entry into force of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 was an important milestone in history reflecting the changing image of the child, this book examines the relationship between education and children's rights. Chapter 1 deals with motivation, the different but interconnected reasons for increased attention to the situation of children, stressing the historical social construction of the child-image. Chapter 2 describes various strategies for improving children's situation, highlighting the debate around children's competence. Chapter 3 examines wider developments in history, emphasizing the human rights project and the part played by the changing child-image. Chapter 4 discusses the history, content, and monitoring procedure of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Chapter 5 concerns monitoring and focuses on the quality requirements for effective monitoring. Chapter 6 presents information on the practical applicability of…
(1982). Teaching About the Rights of Disabled Canadians. History and Social Science Teacher, v18 n1 p17-21,50 Fall. Discusses the history of rights of the disabled in Canada, describes legal remedies now available to them, and presents a case study technique for teaching secondary social studies students about the rights of disabled persons. The disabled rights movement is an important part of the history of human rights in Canada. (RM)…
(1998). Teaching Strategy: Comparing Rights Documents. Update on Law-Related Education, v22 n3 p43-44 Fall. Engages students in comparing the rights proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with those present in the United States Bill of Rights and other constitutional amendments. Challenges the students to explore reasons for the presence or absence of certain rights and to reflect on the role of the government. (CMK)…
(2007). Satire, Surveillance, and the State: A Classified Primer. Research in Drama Education, v12 n3 p383-392 Nov. This article explores the use of ironic performance in education, particularly around issues of human rights. I examine my own efforts to engage audiences with the history of domestic espionage and sabotage by the intelligence agencies of the United States. This is a history well known to some marginalized counterpublics (see Fraser, 1997), but little understood by the general populace.The piece's relevance has increased since I first performed it in 1997. The images and declassified government documents in my slideshow are from the Sixties era, but the civil-rights ramifications of the PATRIOT Act suggest that it is time once again to ask: Who watches the watchmen? What are the advantages or drawbacks of irony and humor in taking on such a topic? Is there a point to performing such a piece to the "converted"? How might such a piece serve as a provocation for active learning on the part of audience members, rather than a didactic and closed text?… [Direct]
(1977). A Report of the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism 1977. Rapport du Conseil Consultatif Canadien du Multiculturalisme 1977. In its capacity as an advisory body to the Canadian Minister of State for Multiculturalism, the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism prepared this report, written in English and French, in order to compare the government's policy of multiculturalism with its realization in practice. The work was conducted through five standing committees: Language and Cultural Development, Immigration Policy, Media, Human Rights and Humanitarian Concerns, and Grants. Part I summarizes findings and recommendations derived from a series of hearings and consultations held by the committees concerning the areas of language, education, immigration, communications, legal rights, and the government's role in fostering cultural pluralism. Part II presents evaluations of progress toward meeting recommendations made in a previous report. The following topics are addressed: retention of language and culture, human rights, cultural and multicultural community centers, the ethnic press and mass…
(1984). Toward a Coherent View of Evaluation. Evaluation Review, v8 n4 p443-66 Aug. This article offers an integrated approach to government program evaluation and an organizational model that clearly identifies the central role of evaluation in organizational life. This view includes: outcome evaluation; benefit-cost analysis; human rights; the level and distribution of benefits, costs, and rights; and a systems model of organizations. (BS)…
(2002). Theory of Primary Rights for Persons with Mental Illness. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v28 n4 p45-51 Win 2001-2002. Argues for an organized scheme that considers the human rights of people with mental illness in a way that focuses attention on primary rights. The theory of primary rights emphasizes: life, liberty, and security of persons; the right to an adequate standard of living; all human beings being free and equal in dignity and rights; and conditional limitations. (SM)…
(2010). International Aid as Informal Educator: Exploring Political Attitudes and Engagement in Southern Sudan. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University. Scholarship has isolated internal economic conditions and political institutions as essential factors in political development and democracy-building, this research suggests that external influences are at play. During times of civil war and post-conflict reconstruction, governmental and socioeconomic structures are likely weak or nonexistent, and thus these internal theories are insufficient. This study suggests, instead, that external mechanisms, such as international aid, are highly influential in the process of political development. While large amounts of funding are directed towards relief and development efforts in conflict and post-conflict areas around the world, scholarship is lacking on the political impact of international aid. This research explores the relationships among US policy, INGOs, and the political attitudes and engagement of people on the local level in southern Sudan. It first considers the different mechanisms through which adults in southern Sudan learn… [Direct]
(1975). Civil Rights and Employment of the Severely Handicapped. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 18, 4, 240-244, Jun 75. Forty-four million disabled Americans comprise a large minority group that has joined the civil rights movement to address the social, economic, and political injustices affecting their human rights. Architectural, transportation, and attitudinal barriers place handicapped individuals at a disadvantage in obtaining adequate education, equal housing, recreational opportunities, or employment. (Author)…
(1992). Teaching Children's Rights in Europe. Social Education, v56 n4 p228-30 Apr-May. Describes efforts toward human rights education in Europe and how these efforts might be utilized in teaching about children's rights. Offers examples of work to help children acquire a sense of their community and its structures. Includes student drafted charters and declarations, children's councils, cooperative education, and community service. (DK)…
(2002). Parents and Children Inquiring Together: Written Conversations about Social Justice. Language Arts, v79 n5 p404-14 May. Recognizes the essential role parents play in teaching and learning, the importance of developing both compassion and intelligence, and a shared responsibility for creating a more equitable world. Focuses on two sets of written conversations that parents and children created after reading texts about civil rights and human rights. (SG)…
(2001). The Globalisation of (Educational) Language Rights. International Review of Education, v47 n3-4 p201-219 Jul. Argues that global English usage is triggering linguistic genocide in many areas of the world. Equates globalization with war and colonization, and with power structures taking control of natural resources–including land, water, and humans. Asserts that education in a mother tongue must be a human right. (Contains 50 references.) (NB)…
(1978). Salvation Versus Liberation: The Movement for Children's Rights in a Historical Context. Social Problems, 25, 4, 441-52, Apr 78. The current movement for children's rights is examined in terms of the history of child saving and of the recent events concerning human rights. The conflicts between the protection and liberation of children, especially in the areas of education and justice, are stressed. Various approaches to children's rights are reviewed. (Author/GC)…