(1991). Discretion, Judgment, and Informed Consent: Ethical and Practice Issues in Social Action. Social Work, v36 n2 p122-28 Mar. Examines ethical considerations regarding advocacy and social action in atmosphere of uncertainty. Considers use of discretion and protection and defense of fundamental human rights in absence of organized, informed constituency. Examines informed consent and client's best interest when neither individual not collective group has autonomy through case study describing attempt to terminate special state investigations of poor people. (Author/NB)…
(1997). Open Access to Information Highways: Chances and Dangers for Developing Countries. International Information & Library Review, v29 n2 p181-88 Jun. Discusses the commonly accepted human right to information, access to information in highly computerized societies, and protection of the interests of users of information. Considers the potential for morally doubtful or illegal activities that is created by easy access to computer networks and information services. Technical, financial/organizational, legal/administrative, and educational/social counteractions to such problems are suggested. (AEF)…
(1999). Individual Moral Judgment and Cultural Ideologies. Developmental Psychology, v35 n2 p478-88 Mar. Two studies examined how moral judgment and cultural ideology combine to predict moral thinking in members of a conservative church and a liberal church, and in a secular sample of university undergraduates. Found that a combination of religious ideology, political identity, and moral judgment predicted the church members' opinions on human-rights issues. This finding was replicated with the secular sample. (KB)…
(1999). Theory and Practice in the Discourse of Language Planning. World Englishes, v18 n2 p107-21 Jul. Language planning confronts a situation in which human rights have become inclusive in theory but remain exclusive in practice, often deploying language or language varieties as pretexts for exclusion. This article suggests that language planning should promote a dialectic between inclusive theories and inclusive practices within its own projects and within its own discourse, and should deconstruct exclusive ones. (Author/VWL)…
(1998). The Option of Rationality in the Source of Joy of Life. International Journal of Early Childhood, v30 n1 p47-51 May. Examines challenges arising from a growing consciousness of environmental problems and their implications for education in general and for early childhood education specifically. Argues that cultures should consider both human rights and environmental protection, that they need to develop solidarity and create peaceful ways of living. Maintains that rationality can be an option when children experience trust and openness. (KB)…
(2000). The Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain: A Summary of Some of the Main Principles and Recommendations. MCT, v19 n1 p6-7 Aut. Discusses the main principles and recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain, an independent think-tank devoted to promoting racial justice in Britain. Some of the tasks identified for Great Britain are: rethinking the national story and national identity; addressing and removing all forms of racism; reducing economic inequalities; and building a pluralistic human rights culture. (SM)…
(2002). I, Too, Am an American: Preservice Teachers Reflect upon National Identity. MCT, v20 n2 p8-12 Spr. Preservice teachers read poetry by Langston Hughes and an Arab American student about being American, then composed and discussed their own poems. Poems helped them reflect on their own cultures and attitudes, thus developing a caring community of learners who valued diversity and human rights. Investigating cultural characteristics, self-identity, and national identity presented critical pedagogy inherent to effective multicultural education. (SM)…
(2002). Using Literature To Teach Global Education: A Humanist Approach. English Journal, v91 n5 p70-75 May. Believes that students must be able to make a basic connection to the collective humanity. Notes that teenagers especially care about injustice and through exploring the global picture of human rights violations, they become aware and have desire to act on that awareness. Uses the humanistic approach to make 16th- to 20th-century British literature more accessible to students. (SG)…
(1999). Race and Gender Issues: Critical Race Feminism. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v26 n3 p14-25 Fall. Introduces a new body of legal scholarship on race and gender: critical race feminism (CRF), examining critical legal studies, critical race theory, and feminism. Explains the term "global multiplicative identities" as it relates to CRF and concludes that CRF has the potential to benefit from more sustained interaction with human rights workers in the United States and elsewhere. (SM)…
(1999). "Our Right Is the Right to Be Killed": Making Rights Real on the Streets of Guatemala City. Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, v6 n4 p423-42 Nov. Conducted in-depth interviews with street children and child protection workers in Guatemala City to better understand the process by which street children decide to initiate a legal case to seek justice for abuses suffered. Argues that the decision to take legal action is based on beliefs in basic human rights principles and perceived connectedness to mainstream society and its institutions. (Author/KB)…
(2001). Popcorn from the Sky. Teaching Tolerance, n20 p17-21 Fall. Describes how one Hawaiian elementary teacher uses drama and folklore to teach students about historic events and human rights, guiding students through an active, hands-on reconstruction of a dramatic historic event (nuclear testing in the Bikini Atoll) and providing just enough information at each step of the story to elicit accurate, emotional responses to the situation as it unfolds. (SM)…
(1998). Education Is a Human Right 1998: El Barometer on Human and Trade Union Rights in the Education Sector. In many countries, often at great personal cost, teachers and education support staff are at the forefront of the struggle for basic trade union and human rights. This book acknowledges their contributions. It also draws inspiration and hope from their efforts to show that a commitment to the interests of every child, to quality education, and to effective trade union organization can make a difference. The report focuses on the extent to which the right to education is available to children and adults, and the extent educators enjoy fundamental human and trade union rights set out in the major international declarations and conventions. Child labor in every country where Education International has members (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Caribbean) is highlighted. The report contends that the juxtapositioning of access to education, child labor, and trade union rights for teachers and other education staff reflects their… [PDF]
(1978). "General Electric Co. v. Gilbert": Defining the Equal Opportunity Rights of Pregnant Workers. Columbia Human Rights Law Review, v10 n2 p605-42 Fall-Win 1978-79. Gives particular attention to the Supreme Court's definition of "sex based discrimination" and its application of the "Griggs" effect-test. Asserts that the Court has adopted the most conservative available notion of equal opportunity. Available from Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Box 54, Columbia University School of Law, 435 West 116th Street, New York, New York 10027; $6.00 per issue. (Author/IRT)…
(2006). Democratic Citizenship in Textbooks in Spanish Primary Curriculum. Journal of Curriculum Studies, v38 n2 p205-228 Apr. This paper analyses how textbooks deal with the issues of education for democratic citizenship encompassed within the European framework and Spanish educational reforms. The sample comprised the 24 individual texts in social science, natural science, and technology for 6-12-year-olds. This paper delimits and defines the six themes for analysis: responsibility, participation, conflict resolution, diversity, and human rights. It offers a qualitative description of the content of each theme as well as a quantitative assessment of the frequency with which they appear. The results indicate that European ideals of citizenship education are dealt with unevenly, and in some cases barely, in these textbooks. (Contains 4 notes.)… [Direct]
(2006). A Nine-Country Survey of Youth in Europe: Selected Findings and Issues. British Journal of Religious Education, v28 n2 p119-129 Mar. A nine-country survey of the life orientations, values and institutional trust of 8948 young people at the upper end of the secondary school age range was set up at the University of Wurzburg in the year 2000. Key findings demonstrate that these young people value personal autonomy and are orientated to success in their professional lives and that they especially trust human rights and environmental groups. Religion is associated positively with humanitarianism and in some countries negatively with modernity. These findings provide an indication of the typical life stances of future opinion-formers and illustrate methodological issues thrown up by international research. (Contains 1 table and 5 notes.)… [Direct]