(1985). A Human Rights Committee in a Public School for Severely and Profoundly Retarded Students. Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, v20 n2 p139-47 Jun. The paper considers issues regarding behavior modification practices that are addressed by a human rights committee which advocates databased methodology for all behavior modification interventions. Such an approach delineates a hierarchy of punishment procedures which places ethical safeguards on the procedures. (CL)…
(1977). Eighteenth Strategy for Peace Conference Report, October 13-16, 1977. The document presents a report of a conference to stimulate study, research, and education in the field of foreign relations. The report contains summaries of small group discussions of peace and security, economic order, development, resource/population balance, the environment, and human rights. It is presented in six sections. Section I summarizes discussion of non-proliferation strategy for the late 1970s. One major proposal was to create multinational nuclear power centers. Section II focuses on long-term strategies for human rights, action by the United States and international organizations to preserve human rights, and consideration of priorities for action in the field of human rights. Section III identifies problems of international security in outer space, including unavailability of scientific data, and the absence of an international space monitoring agency. Section IV examines ways to encourage social and economic development through technology. Section V describes… [PDF]
(2017). Community-Based Networks for Challenged Environments. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Santa Barbara. The Internet as a networked system has been rendered more complex than ever before as human endpoints are grafted into the system via increasingly pervasive and personalized networked devices. According to the United Nations, the Internet is a transnational enabler of a number of human rights, and as such, access to the Internet has been proclaimed to be a basic right unto itself. Unfortunately, even as networked devices have become ubiquitous, access to the Internet has not. In many cases, the reasons behind this digital divide involve contextual challenges such as limited infrastructure, limited economic viability, and rugged terrain. In this dissertation, we seek to ameliorate these challenges by designing data-driven, community-based network infrastructure. In order to extend Internet connectivity to communities located in some of the most challenging contexts, we start by understanding how Internet connectivity is used when communities receive initial Internet access. We do this… [Direct]
(1986). A Realistic Perspective on Human Rights in the School Curriculum. Educational Leadership, v43 n8 p65-67 May. Human rights issues need to be taught in the context of Western civilization values, using literature and history sources, and not as separate courses based on newsworthy events. Students need to appreciate the desirability of democratic governments and the complexities of introducing democracy to nations lacking political and legal traditions. (9 references) (MLH)…
(2008). Complex Societies, Common Schools and Curriculum: Separate Is Not Equal. International Review of Education, v54 n3-4 p337-352 Jul. This paper focuses on the issue of separate schooling. Diverse societies use schools to develop shared value systems, strengthen democratic engagements and provide better educational outcomes. However, in Europe, the United States, Australia and elsewhere groups of parents and communities have been invoking human rights claims to challenge the state, often successfully, to demand separate schools for their children or the right to send their children to a school of their choosing, irrespective of the consequences for society at large. Yet do such separate schools reflect an increased respect for the rights of minorities and a commitment to help them reach their full potential? Do they help remove marginalization and can they ever lead to the establishment of stable and peaceable communities? Or do they undermine societal commitments to intergroup harmony and perpetuate stereotypes, racism and ethnocentric thinking? Do they keep existing inequalities in place and deny young people the… [Direct]
(2000). Cultural Action for Freedom. HER Reprint Series. Harvard Education Press In this volume, we have chosen to highlight the importance of education to human rights by reprinting two articles written by Paulo Freire (1921-1997) in 1970 for the "Harvard Educational Review." These articles contain many of Freire's original ideas on human rights and education–issues that are central to his work. Freire was a pioneer in promoting the universal right to education and literacy as part of a commitment to people's struggle against oppression. As Jerome Bruner recognized after Freire's death in May 1997, Freire left as a legacy his commitment to basic human rights: "He was a brave man as well as a far-sighted one. He made us aware of our mindless cruelties, and now the challenge to all of us is to do something about those cruelties." [Introduction written by Marta Soler-Gallart and B√°rbara M. Brizuela.]… [Direct]
(1983). Assessing Human Rights Committees: A Mechanism for Protecting the Rights of Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Persons. Mental Retardation, v21 n1 p13-16 Feb. Information on the establishment, makeup, functions, and performance of Human Rights Committees (HRCs) was obtained through a 1981 survey of officials in 74 state residential facilities (for the mentally retarded) in 36 states. The most commonly reported HRC activity involved behavior modification programs and psychotropic medication. (Author/SEW)…
(1984). Ensuring the Right to Minimally Adequate Habilitation: A Proposed Role for Human Rights Committees. Mental Retardation, v22 n3 p142-46 Jun. The article suggests a role for Human Rights Committees in monitoring programs for mentally retarded persons in terms of whether the goals and objectives are adequate and whether the habilitation procedures represent a reasonable balance between intrusiveness and effectiveness and are being employed as indicated in the habilitation plan. (Author/CL)…
(1999). Perilous Proxy: Human Rights and the Presence of National Elections. Social Science Quarterly, v80 n4 p648-65 Dec. Examines the effect that the presence of national elections has on government respect for a category of human rights known as physical integrity rights. Analyzes 74 countries at three points in time (1981, 1984, and 1987). Finds that the presence of national elections has no effect on government respect for physical integrity rights. (CMK)…
(1984). Higher Education in Bulgaria and Education for Peace, Disarmament, and the Observance of Human Rights and Freedoms. Higher Education in Europe, v9 n2 p57-60 Apr-Jun. Education for peace and human rights in Bulgaria is approached through interdisciplinary study and not as a separate discipline in higher education, emphasizing the broad social and cultural growth of the individual student at all levels of the university curriculum. (MSE)…
(2009). Confronting Cyber-Bullying: What Schools Need to Know to Control Misconduct and Avoid Legal Consequences. Cambridge University Press This book is directed to academics, educators, and government policy-makers who are concerned about addressing emerging cyber-bullying and anti-authority student expressions through the use of cell phone and Internet technologies. There is a current policy vacuum relating to the extent of educators' legal responsibilities to intervene when such expression takes place outside of school hours and school grounds on home computers and personal cell phones. Students, teachers, and school officials are often targets of such expression. The author analyzes government and school responses by reviewing positivist paradigms. Her review of a range of legal frameworks and judicial decisions from constitutional, human rights, child protection, and tort law perspectives redirects attention to legally substantive and pluralistic approaches that can help schools balance student free expression, supervision, safety, and learning. Contents include: (1) Cyber-misconduct: who is lord of the bullies?;… [Direct]
(2009). Towards a Digital Future. Adults Learning, v21 n1 p8-11 Sep. A month ago, a French court ruled that internet access is a basic human right. Gordon Brown has said it is as crucial for people as electricity and water. Yet, 17 million Britons are still excluded from digital technology and an estimated 13 per cent of the population–some six million people–are both socially and digitally excluded. There are varying degrees of engagement across different media, with over one-third (36 per cent) of adults not having access to a computer and over two-fifths (42 per cent) lacking access to the internet, according to NIACE's most recent Annual Media Literacy Survey, published in November 2008. Lord Stephen Carter's Digital Britain report, published in June, aims to set that straight. Lord Carter sets out a raft of measures to address these problems–and to sustain Britain's position as a leading digital economy and society–including: (1) a three-year national plan to improve digital participation; (2) universal access to today's broadband services by… [Direct]
(1989). International Law and Human Rights: Trends concerning International Migrants and Refugees. International Migration Review, v23 n3 p526-46 Fall. Places migrants and refugees within the human rights context, contrasting inalienable rights with the demands of sovereignty, and juxtaposing the two in a context of existing and developing international standards. Shows how the law must evolve, responding coherently to contemporary problems, if the structure of rights is to be maintained. (Author/JS)…
(1994). Humane Education: The Ultima Thule of Global Education. Green Teacher, n39 p9-17 Jun-Sep. Surveys the field of humane education and explores its connection with human rights and environmental education. (MKR)…
(1981). Bibliography of Human Rights: High Schools. This annotated bibliography targeted toward high school students includes entries that reflect a variety of social, political and cultural issues in the history of human rights in the United States. Among the major topics represented are the changing roles and opportunities of women, the immigration and acculturation of various ethnic groups, and energy and economic problems of the twentieth century. The 193 entries are arranged by classification number. (JCD)…