Becker, James M. (1980). Teaching Global Perspectives. Today's Education: Social Studies Edition, v69 n2 p37-41 Apr-May. Suggests curriculum changes in the social studies to prepare students for responsible and effective participation in a global age. Teachers should emphasize that the United States plays a large role in world affairs, introduce new issues in world politics, and address the issues of world peace and human rights. (Author/KC)…

Carlson, Helen L.; Holm, Carol (1997). Children's Center for Global Understanding: A Model of International Education for Fifth Graders and Elementary Teacher Education Students. Southern Social Studies Journal, v23 n1 p3-10 Fall. Describes the work of the Children's Center for Global Understanding in Duluth, Minnesota. The purpose of the center is to provide upper elementary pupils, teachers, teacher education students, and university professors with resources, curriculum, and support. The center emphasizes environmental issues, human rights, justice, and the understanding of world cultures. (MJP)…

Ellis, Sonja J. (2002). Moral Reasoning and Homosexuality: The Acceptability of Arguments about Lesbian and Gay Issues. Journal of Moral Education, v31 n4 p455-67 Dec. Explores preferences for different types of moral arguments when thinking about moral dilemmas concerning lesbian and gay issues. Presents data collected from student questionnaires (n=545) at British universities. Shows that respondents do not apply moral reasoning consistently and do not favor human rights reasoning when thinking about homosexual issues. (CAJ)…

Keller, Charles A. (2000). Net Survey–"Religious Freedom" in Modern China: Exploring WWW Resources. History Computer Review, v16 n2 p93-105 Fall. Provides a survey of various Internet sites that focus on the religious practices in modern China (People's Republic of China) listing such sites as: (1) the China Daily Web site; (2) the U.S. Department of State online documents; and (3) the Web site for Human Rights in China. (CMK)…

Johnston, Whittle (1990). Reagan's Foreign Policy: An Assessment (I) Introduction. Perspectives on Political Science, v19 n1 p39-42 Win. Examines the relationship between former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's foreign policy and those of his predecessors. Focuses on the differences between Reagan's policies and those of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Analyzes Reagan's policies of containment, human rights, and arms control. Discusses criticisms launched against Reagan's policies. (RW)…

Covert, James R. (1993). Creating a Professional Standard of Moral Conduct for Canadian Teachers: A Work in Progress. Canadian Journal of Education, v18 n4 p429-45 Fall. The role of the local community in setting moral standards for the public schools and professional standards for Canadian teachers is studied by reviewing some court cases. It is suggested that public school teachers may best protect their human rights by asserting professional status through collective bargaining and peer review. (SLD)…

Punske, Lori, Comp. (1992). Teaching Tools. Teaching Tolerance, v1 n2 p28-31,34-35 Fall. Reviews teaching materials for use in multicultural education. Materials described include posters, novels, picture books, toys, games, and curriculum packages. Topics include religious diversity, values, children's stories, bilingual literature, human rights, Native Americans, women's studies, multicultural art, immigrant students, gender equity, Asian Americans, African Americans, antibias education, and citizenship. (JB)…

Kupidura, Eva, Ed.; Kupidura, Peter, Ed. (1993). Subject/Author Index 1968-1992. Convergence, spec iss p1-181. This 25-year index contains annotations of feature articles by subject and by author. Representative subjects include basic education, development education, empowerment, human rights, lifelong education, peace education, popular education, rural development, social/political action, technological advancement, and transformative research. Articles in English, French, Spanish, and Russian are included. (SK)…

(1994). Girls: Challenging the World. Classroom Focus. Social Education, v58 n7 ps1-4 Nov-Dec. Maintains that the United Nations Charter, which calls for "respect for human rights…without distinction to race, sex or religion" is commonly violated, particularly with respect to girls. Presents a lesson portraying dilemmas faced by four girls in different parts of the world as they confront problems. (CFR)…

Kilgour, David (1998). Canada and the World. Canadian Social Studies, v32 n4 p112 Sum. Highlights Canada's high marks in a poll on its international image in 20 countries. Asks how Canada should take advantage of its positive international image. Notes areas where Canadian foreign policy is most admired: advancement of global peace and human rights, provision of aid, and participation in international peacekeeping. (DSK)…

Besley, Tina, Ed.; Peters, Michael A., Ed. (2012). Interculturalism, Education and Dialogue. Global Studies in Education. Volume 13. Peter Lang New York Intercultural dialogue is a concept and discourse that dates back to the 1980s. It is the major means for managing diversity and strengthening democracy within Europe and beyond. It has been adopted by the United Nations, UNESCO and the Council of Europe as the basis for interreligious and interfaith initiatives and has become increasingly associated with a liberal theory of modernity and internationalism that presupposes freedom, democracy, human rights and tolerance. It is now the dominant paradigm for "cultural policy" and the educational basis for the development of intercultural understanding. Governments have placed their hope in intercultural education as the way to avoid the worst excesses of globalization, especially exclusion and marginalization, and the problems of xenophobia and racism that afflict European societies. "Interculturalism, Education and Dialogue" is an international collection by renowned scholars who examine the ideological underpinnings… [Direct]

Farrall, Kenneth N. (2009). Suspect until Proven Guilty a Problematization of State Dossier Systems via Two Case Studies: The United States and China. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania. This dissertation problematizes the "state dossier system" (SDS): the production and accumulation of personal information on citizen subjects exceeding the reasonable bounds of risk management. SDS–comprising interconnecting subsystems of records and identification–damage individual autonomy and self-determination, impacting not only human rights, but also the viability of the social system. The research, a hybrid of case-study and cross-national comparison, was guided in part by a theoretical model of four primary SDS driving forces: technology, political economy, law and public sentiment. Data sources included government documents, academic texts, investigative journalism, NGO reports and industry white papers. The primary analytical instrument was the juxtaposition of two individual cases: the U.S. and China. Research found that constraints on the extent of the U.S. SDS today may not be significantly different from China's, a system undergoing significant change amidst… [Direct]

Zaharia, Victor (2009). Training of Penitentiary Agents. Convergence, v42 n2-4 p213-222. The training of penitentiary staff directly influences the efficiency of a prison system and the observance of human rights in places of detention. On the one hand, there are no "perfect" detainees. The causes that led to imprisonment could be diverse. On the other hand, the possibilities and resources available to a prison system could be limited or not used in an appropriate way. But, there is a possibility to recruit and train the staff working in prisons, depending on the needs of the prison system, in order to ensure appropriate performance of its tasks. The need for training of the penitentiary staff is more than obvious for at least two reasons: firstly, the diverse educational background of newcomers in the prison systems and secondly, permanent changes in the philosophy, tasks, and management of the prison systems. The reforms initiated in the prison systems of former socialist countries do not have any chances of success without improving skills and especially…

Model, David (2009). The Anonymous Member of the Interhamwe: Bill Clinton's Complicity in the Rwandan Genocide. College Quarterly, v12 n3 Sum. Ranked as one of the great human rights tragedies since World War II, the Rwandan genocide, which left 800,000 dead in its wake, is commonly understood in the context of a tribal internecine conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis. The event that triggered the genocide is imputed to the shooting down of a plane carrying the President of Rwanda and Burundi, responsibility for which has been attributed to Paul Kagame, current President of Rwanda and leader of an army comprising Tutsi refugees based in Uganda called the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF). Before examining the author's claim that former President Clinton was complicit in the genocide, he first examines the meaning of "complicity" and also the obligation of states to prevent genocide as stated in Article 1 of the Genocide Convention. In this paper, the author proves that not only did the United States fail to act on its own or collectively with other states but deliberately took actions to prevent the United Nations… [PDF]

Wiley, David (2009). The Open High School of Utah: Openness, Disaggregation, and the Future of Schools. TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v53 n4 p37-40 Jul. While the charter movement has a rich history in Utah, virtual charters are a recent development. In 2007, a founding board consisting of faculty, staff, and graduate students in Utah State University's Center for Open and Sustainable Learning prepared and submitted an application to create the state's second virtual charter, called the Open High School of Utah (OHSU). OHSU opens its virtual doors to ninth graders in the fall of 2009. While students are not yet through the virtual doors, OHSU still provides a glimpse at the ways in which openness, disaggregation, and the Internet will shape the future of schooling. In addition to a firm belief that an environment of choice creates opportunities for students to find the school and program of study that fits them best, the Open High School of Utah is dedicated to increasing access to high quality educational opportunity to everyone around the world. The core philosophy of the OHSU is that education is a universal human right and should… [Direct]

Kopnina, Helen (2012). Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): The Turn away from \Environment\ in Environmental Education?. Environmental Education Research, v18 n5 p699-717. This article explores the implications of the shift of environmental education (EE) towards education for sustainable development (ESD) in the context of environmental ethics. While plural perspectives on ESD are encouraged both by practitioners and researchers of EE, there is also a danger that such pluralism may sustain dominant political ideologies and consolidated corporate power that obscure environmental concerns. Encouraging plural interpretations of ESD may in fact lead ecologically ill-informed teachers and students acculturated by the dominant neo-liberal ideology to underprivilege ecocentric perspective. It is argued that ESD, with its focus on human welfare, equality, rights and fair distribution of resources is a radical departure from the aim of EE set out by the Belgrade Charter as well as a distinct turn towards anthropocentrically biased education. This article has two aims: to demonstrate the importance of environmental ethics for EE in general and ESD in particular… [Direct]

Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove (1990). Language, Literacy, and Minorities. The ideal of a world where bilingualism or multilingualism is a normal and accepted feature is promoted in a commissioned report for International Literacy Year. It is noted that many minority groups are forced into bilingualism as a necessity for survival, but that those skills are rarely seen as an advantage and often seen as a cause of dissention and conflict. There are few international standards for the maintenance and promotion of linguistic human rights. Ideologies and examples of the education of minority children are discussed, along with a comparison of different educational programs (segregation, maintenance, submersion, immersion). The question of whether children or schools are deficient is also discussed, as well as mother tongue literacy and universal primary education. A preliminary Declaration on Linguistic Rights is presented that is intended to serve as a model for a United Nations standard. Excerpts from five international declarations on human rights are…

Briza, Jan (2002). Minority Rights in Yugoslavia. An MRG International Report. This report focuses on minority rights in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), examining the relations and interactions between different ethnic communities in a highly diversified society in which the oppression of minorities by the majority, or by the government, is commonplace. After a historic background, the report draws attention to the atrocities committed against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. It goes on to highlight Serbia and the position facing minorities in the republic, and it notes the position of minorities within Montenegro and the relationship with Serbia inside the FRY. The key regions of Sandzak and Vojvodina are also analyzed. Six recommendations to the FRY government focus on international human rights standards, recognizing national minorities, participation and effective equality, issues in the aftermath of war, strengthening the independent media, and establishing an Ombudsman on human rights. Two recommendations to the international community focus on…

(1948). Third National Conference on Citizenship. Presented are background information, discussion group reports, and addresses from a citizenship conference held in Washington, D.C. in May 1948. Sponsored by the Citizenship Committee of the National Education Association and the United States Department of Justice, the conference centered on the theme, "Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities." Speeches and discussion are presented on three major topics: the world-minded American citizen, basic human rights and attendant responsibilities, and citizenship in action in the local community. Speakers included educators, college presidents, government officials, politicians, members of the clergy, foundation and non-profit organization representatives, congressmen, and media representatives. Summaries of discussion on the major topics revealed group concensus on issues including that Americans should become world-minded citizens, find ways of achieving jointly held values democratically, support agencies working toward mass… [PDF]

Guerra, Alfonso Rangel, Ed. (2001). Revista Interamericana de Educacion de Adultos, 2001 (Interamerican Journal of Adult Education, 2001). Revista Interamericana de Educacion de Adultos, v23 n1-3. Articles in this volume, written in Spanish, focus on the following: high school education in rural areas; adult and popular education in the 90s; systemizing educational processes in rural communities based on a restoration of their cultural heritage (case Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan); fostering sustainable communities; human rights and human development in Latin America and the Caribbean; thoughts on teaching with dignity; computer and communication technologies and challenges of education. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on ESL Literacy Education) (AS)… [PDF]

Macedo, Donaldo (2003). Literacy Matters. Language Arts, v81 n1 p12-13 Sep. Suggests that in an era of excessive high-stakes testing and a blind embrace of \technicism,\ literacy not only matters, but may represent one of the last hopes to \salvage our already feeble democracy.\ Concludes that literacy matters if, and only if, it is viewed as a democratic right and as a human right. (SG)…

Shoaff, Jennifer Lynn (2009). Bordering on (In)Visibility: The Mobility and Containment of Haitian Migrant Women in the Dominican Republic's Linea Noroeste. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This research sterns from twelve months of ethnographic research with Haitian migrant women who reside in "Batey Sol", a former sugar-company labor camp located along the "Linea Noroeste" (northwest line) linking the Dominican Rebulic's border town of Dajabon with the urban center of Santiago. The multi-sited study considers the larger network of political, social, and economic structures and relations of power in which these women are positioned in their daily lives and through their livelihoods as market women. Through key anthropological and feminist theoretical frameworks, I offer a commentary on the political economy of racism and gender inequality in the contexts of Caribbean colonial history, Dominican nationalism, and globalization. By mapping both figurative and literal border crossings and inspections across space and time and the complex relationships between mobility and containment, I bring greater visibility to the daily experiences of Haitian women… [Direct]

Magendzo, Abraham (2005). Pedagogy of Human Rights Education: A Latin American Perspective. Intercultural Education, v16 n2 p137-143 May. Because we started to work with teachers on human rights education in Latin American in the middle of the 1980s, with dictatorial regimes in power, we understood that our pedagogical approach needed to be a critical one. This transformative process of change has not been easy. Many personal, social, political and cultural challenges have been faced. In this article I mention some of those challenges, especially: (1) the lack of a critical approach; and (2) the cultural \incapacity\ to recognize the \other\ as a legitimate \other\ and to accept the existence of social and cultural diversity. Finally, the article gives theoretical and practical recommendations on how to overcome these two main obstacles…. [Direct]

Dunbaugh, Frank (1975). The Justice Department and Northern Integration. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 11-13, May-Jun 75. In his testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, the author notes that he has been with the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department since 1958; over the past five years, an attempt has been made to routinize the enforcement of civil rights statutes. (Author/JM)…

Selman, Ruth Corey (2000). Children's Rights–Do They Have Any? News from the United Nations. Montessori Life, v12 n2 p11-12 Spr. Describes the articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Emphasizes enlarging the legal coverage of human rights, acknowledging the primary role of the family, and consolidating in one document children's rights expressed in various treaties and declarations. Details reasons for the delay in U.S. ratification of the Convention. Urges support for ratification. (KB)…

(1984). United Nations General Information Kit. Intended to provide teachers, students, and the community with general information on the United Nations (UN), this kit contains a compilation of brochures, booklets, fact sheets, resource lists, and press releases on a variety of UN-related topics. The first three booklets, "United Nations Today-1984" (suggestions for speakers), "United Nations Day 24 October,""The United Nations at Forty," and "Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization" provide an overview based on main points made in annual reports of the organization by Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar. "Come to the UN…It's Your World" provides information for those planning to tour the UN. Four press releases focus on UN headquarters, member states of the United Nations, membership of principal UN organs in 1984, and UN conferences and special observances. Topical issues materials include three booklets, "Human Rights: 50 Questions and…

Patterson, Fiona M. (2004). Motivating Students to Work with Elders: A Strengths, Social Construction, and Human Rights and Social Justice Approach. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v24 n3-4 p165-181 Dec. At a time when increasing numbers of elders need and continue to rely on social work services, it is important to build enthusiasm among students to prepare them for future work with this special population. A three-pronged approach to teaching about aging, which is built on the strengths perspective, critical social construction, and a human rights and social justice focus, is recommended. For each part of the method, a theoretical rationale is outlined, and specific readings, films, music, class exercises, and written assignments to enhance the learning process are presented and discussed…. [Direct]

Challenger, Melanie (2007). The "Stolen Voices" Project for the United Nations International Day of Peace, Imperial War Museum, London. Intercultural Education, v18 n5 p501-504 Dec. This article describes the "Stolen Voices" project which developed through detailed discussions with local education authorities and teachers in boroughs across London, UK. These educators and specialists were eloquent in their desire for projects that supplement the curriculum and classroom work on human rights and global citizenship, particularly projects that utilise the imagination of young people, bringing them into contact with people and places outside their usual experience. The purpose of the Stolen Voices Project for International Day of Peace, held in the Imperial War Museum on 21 September 2007, was to bring children face to face with the personal and specifics of historical violence: individuals that have lived through violence in their youth or who have resisted it. The project involved the collaboration between creative practitioners, survivors of conflict, and specialists in intercultural education utilising imaginative and creative processes to engage… [Direct]

Banu, Sophia; Keller, Allen; Lhewa, Dechen; Rosenfeld, Barry (2007). Validation of a Tibetan Translation of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. Assessment, v14 n3 p223-230 Sep. This study sought to translate and validate the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) in a Tibetan population. Translated questionnaires were administered to 57 Tibetan survivors of torture/human rights abuses living in the United States and receiving services in a torture treatment program. Participants were evaluated to determine if they met criteria for major depressive episode, generalized anxiety disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Coefficient alpha for the HSCL Anxiety subscale (0.89), Depression subscale (0.92), and the HTQ (0.89) were high. Diagnostic accuracy using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis generated good classification accuracy for anxiety (0.89), depression (0.92), and PTSD (0.83). However, although sensitivity and specificity for HSCL subscales were quite high, the HTQ generated low sensitivity (0.33), partly because of a low rate of PTSD. Results support the reliability and validity of the… [Direct]

Tooley, James (2007). Could For-Profit Private Education Benefit the Poor? Some A Priori Considerations Arising from Case Study Research in India. Journal of Education Policy, v22 n3 p321-342 May. A low-cost private education sector is acknowledged to be serving the poor in developing countries, including India. However, it is widely accepted that this sector cannot provide a route towards "education for all". This conclusion is explored in the light of case study evidence from low-income areas of Hyderabad, India. Private education may be beneficial to the poor–especially in terms of greater accountability to parents leading to higher levels of teacher commitment. Moreover, de facto, although not de jure, for-profit education exists in low-income areas, with levels of profit such as to attract entrepreneurs into the market, and hence may be beneficial to the poor by expanding their choices. Objections to a role for private, for-profit education are explored. These include justifications for state education, including arguments for equity, externalities, the human right of education and the argument of history, none of which appear conclusive as objections…. [Direct]