(1981). "Man" and Sexual Discrimination. Meta, v26 n2 p168-72 Jun. Comments on the linguistic impact of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which forbids discrimination on the basis qf sex, examining its effects on common English usages of "man." After illustrating the problems posed by government guidelines on job titles, addresses the ideological and socioeconomic implications of the "man" issue. (MES)… [Direct]
(1992). Bibliography: Education for the Prevention of AIDS. Bulletin of the International Bureau of Education, n262 p1-48 Jan-Mar. This annotated bibliography lists 300 selected documents related to education for the prevention of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in 4 areas: education for the prevention of AIDS in school; out-of-school and community-based education and information; ethical issues, social attitudes, human rights, and education; information services, directories, bibliographies, and other resources. (MES)…
(1992). Family Life Education: Toward the 21st Century. Family Relations, v41 n4 p390-93 Oct. Families live in changing world and consequently, families themselves are changing. These changes create strains for families and provide opportunities for individual and social growth and improvement. To effectively assist families in coping with tensions and opportunities, family life education needs to give attention to family diversity, family values, and human rights. (Author/NB)…
(1990). The Legacy of 1789: Part 2. New England Journal of History, v47 n2 p45-55 Fall. Honoring the French Revolution's bicentennial, examines its legacy for modern France. Contends that 1789's imprint appears in France's centralized bureaucracy, strong political divisions (conservative-liberal-socialist), church-state separation, and tendency for government to argue ends justify means. Maintains the Revolution also spawned nationalism, militarism, and a steadfast belief in human rights. (CH)…
(1991). Changing "The Way Things Are Done around Here.". Educational Leadership, v49 n4 p37-42 Dec. Through the Human Rights Education Program, teachers in Long Island's predominantly white, middle class Shoreham-Wading River School District are teaching students to see past the confines of their own cultural experience. Gaining perspectives about the dominant culture and its perpetuation of inequality helps students grasp how things might be changed. (nine references) (MLH)…
(1998). Update '98. Canadian Social Studies, v32 n4 p116 Sum. Updates cases and issues previously discussed in this regular column on human rights in Canada, including racism and anti-Semitism, laws on hate crimes, hate sites on the World Wide Web, the use of the "free speech" defense by hate groups, and legal challenges to antiracist groups by individuals criticized by them. (DSK)…
(1976). What Are Your Rights?. This pamphlet explains the legal rights of women in the state of Washington. Women's rights are included under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits federal financial assistance to any educational institution which practices sex discrimination. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 prohibits discrimination in employment because of sex, race, color, national origin or religion. The state Equal Rights Amendment in Washington prohibits the denial of rights because of sex. Affirmative action rulings and other rulings deal with issues which affect women such as maternity leave, and the Washington State Law against discrimination. Agencies which assist women when they are denied their rights are: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Washington State Human Rights Commission, the Education Branch of the Office of Civil Rights, the Washington State Women's Council, the Washington Education…
(2014). The Value over Human Rights . Advances in Language and Literary Studies, v5 n2 p10-11 Apr. How we identify with our identity is perceived through a cultural perspective. We evaluate ourselves, in how we attribute to how we conduct our lives. Culture is the affluence of how we are perceived. We can achieve our status by learning standards which will cultivate our lives through tradition…. [PDF]
(2014). A Critical Look at Lifelong Learning. Educational Research and Reviews, v9 n21 p1185-1189 Nov. Education, which is a fundamental right of human being, has been transformed into a kind of lifelong prisoning by marketing step by step under the name of lifelong learning. Adult education as one of the most crucial parts of the educational system has also been affected by the global trend of an international actor, the European Union through its lifelong learning approach discoursed in EU official documents correspondingly to globalization and tried to be converted to adult learning instead. Therefore, globalization is a primary factor that formalizes this context with the support of creating marketing systems in which the capital plays its magnificent role to reconstruct social organization and so of capitalism in a global scale as integrated with its institutions by eliminating social state praxis. Then, it starts to regard education as profitable and appetitive sector to ensure the success of knowledge-based global economy of the 21st century. Hence, this study is aimed for a… [Direct]
(2004). Human Rights: Promoting Gender Equality in and through Education. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, v34 n1 p11-27 Mar. The Dakar Framework for Action represents the most important international political commitment towards promoting Education for All. The Framework contains two gender-based goals. In Article 7 (ii) the participants commit themselves to eliminating \gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005\. The second commitment is to achieve gender equality in education (Article 7 (v)). These are described as \gender parity\ and \gender equality\ respectively. This article focuses on gender equality and examines gender parity by way of comparison, on the premise that it is a necessary but insufficient precondition for the realization of equality. It also discusses a human rights framework for education to promote gender equality in and through education. (Contains 2 figures, 1 table and 47 notes.)… [Direct]
(1975). Broadening the Concept of Bilingual Education. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 171-172, May-Jun 75. In testimony before the May 1974 public hearings of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the Consultant on Bilingual Education for Texans for Educational Excellence notes that organization's investigation of the El Paso Independent School District and of other school districts in the southwest identified discriminatory practices other than those associated simply with languages. (Author/JM)…
(1975). Demographic Changes in New York City. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 23-26, May-Jun 75. This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, focuses on the demographic changes in the City of New York and expressly tries to point out some of the areas relevant to integration and its applicability in New York City over the next 10 to 20 years. (Author/JM)…
(1975). Occupational and Transportation Problems of Blacks. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 34-37, May-Jun 75. The stated purposes of this testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, is to summarize some studies of the economic situation made by the Urban League and to discuss some of the implications of an analysis of the occupational and transportation difficulties of the urban disadvantaged. (Author/JM)…
(1975). Quotas, Relocation and Jobs. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 38-43, May-Jun 75. This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, has two express focuses: one is the question of quotas, and the other is the problem of relocation of plants and facilities in the suburban areas and the consequent difficulties minorities face in retaining equal employment opportunities. (Author/JM)…
(1975). A Multi-Cultural Union. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 65-67, May-Jun 75. This testimony, by the president of the Municipal Employees Union before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, emphasizes that occupational categories segregate its membership and discusses the unions' efforts to relieve a segregation that imposes mainly upon black and Puerto Rican citizens the lowest economic status. (Author/JM)…