(2007). Whose Citizenship Education? Hong Kong from a Spatial and Cultural Politics Perspective. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, v28 n2 p159-177 Jun. Citizenship (education) is "de facto" a political and spatial concept and should be considered in local, national, and global contexts. Adopting a spatial and cultural politics perspective and with the dynamic formation of Hong Kong's citizenship education as a case study, this article tries to illustrate the politics at three different levels. It shows how citizenship and identity are hotly contested, with the result that, while the official civic education programme is oriented towards "national education", a pluralistic and vibrant civil society allows the hybridization and cross-fertilization of multiple discourses and practices to run parallel with the state project, either in a complementary or competitive way. Civic education launched by the democratic camp in civil society may be viewed as empowerment struggles for human rights and democracy vis-a-vis the domestication efforts made by the government and the pro-Beijing camp, as well as the tyranny of… [Direct]
(1975). Civil Service Systems and Job Discrimination. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 68-72, May-Jun 75. This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, focuses on the National Civil Service League: essential elements of the League's program for achieving equal employment opportunity include outreach recruitment, accurate job descriptions, valid job-related examinations, and aggressive upward-mobility programs. (Author/JM)…
(1975). Is Desegregation Possible for New York City?. Integrated Education, 13, 3, 156-159, May-Jun 75. This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, cites a study done in 1965 of the junior high schools of Brooklyn in which it was demonstrated that this segment of the system could be desegregated without a great amount of dislocation. (Author/JM)…
(1988). Political Tolerance among Adolescents. Theory and Research in Social Education, v16 n3 p183-201 Sum. Reviews the findings from previous studies of adolescent political tolerance, reconceptualizing the traditional view of political tolerance as the willingness to extend human rights to everyone. Presents the results of a recent study, reporting statistically significant differences of tolerance in terms of gender, political experiences, cognitive moral reasoning, and perceived threat. (GEA)…
(1986). International Consultation on Peace Education and Research in Higher Education. Higher Education in Europe, v11 n2 p64-68. A January 1986 UNESCO international conference on the role of higher education in promoting international understanding, cooperation, peace, and respect for human rights focused on the nuclear threat and conventional warfare, the role of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations, research and education for peace, and interdisciplinarity and the diffusion of knowledge. (MSE)…
(1985). World Assembly on Aging First Global Focus on Action and Strategies for the Future. Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, v18 n1-2 p9-19. The author interprets the diversity of humanitarian and development issues behind "the age of aging" as highlighted by the United Nations World Assembly on Aging. She examines education as a basic human right of the elderly, continuous adult education, access to education and culture, and funding for these programs. (CT)…
(1984). Emerging Issues in Women's Rights. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v12 n3 p24-43 Fall. Provides a summary of discussion at an international conference of human rights professionsls in 1982. Covers a wide range of subjects, from women's access to positions of economic power, to day care facilities as a means of expanding choices of both women and men who work in or out of the home. (KH)…
(1982). Education and Aging: A Unesco Study. UNESCO Courier, n9 p28-31 Oct. This study argues that education should be a fundamental aspect of any public policy related to aging and elderly persons. Education should not be conceived of as a process limited to the formal transmission of knowledge and techniques but rather as a fundamental human right. (UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, 75700 Paris) (SSH)…
(1982). Rebuilding Bridges of Understanding in a Climate of Racial Hatred. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v9 n4 p11-18 Win. This speech, given by the director of the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice at the annual meeting of the National Association of Human Rights Workers, urges community groups to continue their efforts in the area of intergroup relations in order to battle recent upsurges of racism. (Author/GPM)…
(1982). Reflections on Hearings and Task Forces and a Status Report on the National Project on Violence and Bigotry of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v9 n4 p32-45 Win. This speech before the annual meeting of the National Association of Human Rights Workers describes objectives and current work of the National Project on Violence and Bigotry. Four factfinding meetings are described; the histories of five state level task forces are given; and suggestions for improvement in task forces are made. (GPM)…
(1981). Questioning the New Right's Diagnosis of Social Ills. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v9 n3 p24-30 Fall. States that the indifference of public policy to human rights issues is illustrated by severe budget cuts in essential program areas such as the National Institute for Mental Health, the Legal Services Corporation, school lunches, social security, and education for the handicapped. Considers strategies for minimizing destructive effects of current policy changes. (JCD)…
(1978). The Contribution of Peace Research to Peace Education. Adult Education in Finland, v15 n4 p7-16. Reviews the United Nations' recommendations for international peace education to cover the problems of war and peace, human rights and development, and cultural and environmental issues, all of which are involved in peace research. Relates peace research to peace education and provides a "teaching packages" plan for peace education. (MF)…
(1980). The School Curriculum for Ethnic Minority Pupils: A Contribution to a Debate. International Review of Education, v26 n1 p31-47. In discussing the curricular needs of the United Kingdom's immigrant minority children, the author analyzes various social accommodation models (melting post, cultural pluralist, multicultural) and proposes a "human rights" model of education, with curricular adaptation to specific minority problems: identity conflicts, communication problems, and unequal access to community resources. (SJL)…
(2001). Legislative Provisions for Special Education in Newfoundland and Labrador. Exceptionality Education Canada, v11 n2-3 p157-77. This article describes legislative provisions supporting educational services for children with disabilities in Newfoundland and Labrador. It begins by providing educational history information and then reviews The Building Accessibility Act (1990), The Child, Youth and Family Services Act (1998), the Schools Act (1997), and the Human Rights Code (1990). (Contains references.) (CR)…
(1989). Hispanic Americans in the News in Two Southwestern Cities. Journalism Quarterly, v66 n1 p107-13 Spr. Examines how Hispanic Americans and Hispanic issues were covered by daily newspapers in New Mexico and Texas, two states where complaints relating to media coverage were investigated by state human rights commissions. Reports that Hispanics appear to be receiving ample and fair coverage in San Antonio, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. (MM)…