(1988). More Recent Literature on Urban and Minority Education. ERIC/CUE Digest No. 49. This document reviews the following books on urban and minority education: (1) \Communicating Racism: Ethnic Prejudice in Thought and Talk\ (Teun A. van Dijk), which discusses the ways that prejudice and negative stereotypes are conveyed in discourse and then socially reproduced in everyday thought, talk, and action; (2) \American Business and the Public School: Case Studies of Corporate Involvement in Public Education\ (Marsha Levine and Roberta Trachtman, Eds.), which presents case studies that provide a good cross-section of local environments, school agendas, and business efforts that can define and help determine the success of the school-business relationship; (3) \Human Rights and Education\ (Norma Bernstein Tarrow, Ed.), which contains 13 essays that address both the universal right to be educated, and education abut human rights; (4) \Young, Black, and Male in America: An Endangered Species\ (Jewell Taylor Gibbs, Ed.), which contains essays discussing the social and… [PDF]
(1997). The Individual with Intellectual Disabilities and Sex Education: Perspectives of Involved Adults. This study examined the perceptions of involved adults concerning sex education for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Participants were 40 individuals who provided direct care or instruction to individuals with intellectual disabilities or who had administrative responsibility for them. They completed a 36-item Q-sort that examined their opinions on the subject. Data analysis produced four belief systems: (1) normalization advocates, who were strong supporters of human rights for individuals with intellectual disabilities and believed in the importance of instructing them about sex and the moral implications of participating in sexual activities; (2) supporters of abstinence, who ardently supported sex education for individuals with intellectual disabilities to prevent possible abuse, who did not support sex outside of marriage, and who believed that this population could not successfully participate in marital relationships; (3) responsibility and control proponents, who… [PDF]
(1999). Literacy Disability and Communication: Making the Connection. Based on a conceptual framework that links literacy and communication, this Canadian report reviews four types of policy provisions for their effectiveness in addressing the barriers to literacy and communication that people with disabilities face: human rights instruments, provisions for literacy and communication support to individuals, access to information and communications in alternative formats, and access to information and communication networks. A number of policy issues and directions emerge from the analysis. First, the human rights foundation for literacy and communication needs more explicit articulation. Second, a mandate to refocus literacy policy is needed so that the cross-departmental and cross-jurisdictional implications of the link between literacy and communication can be developed and monitored. Third, a human resource development strategy that focuses on professionals in education, justice, health care systems, and on employers is needed to develop skills in… [PDF]
(2007). Education and Zambia's Democratic Development: Reconstituting "Something" from the Predatory Project of Neoliberal Globalization. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v53 n3 p287-301 Fall. Zambia, a central African country of about 10 million people, is currently exposed to the nonsubjective forces of globalization, including institutional weaknesses such as high unemployment rated and chronic levels of poverty that ipso facto problematize its governance and social development priorities. The first part of the article focuses on an overview of the failure of the formal educational systems in the context of neoliberal globalization. The second part constitutes an examination of ideological orientations underlying neoliberal approaches to the management of the new global economic order. Here the influence of the World Bank in the educational sector is highlighted. The Bank's ideological orientation is contrasted with educational approaches that should privilege human rights as the standard by which to measure development programs, initiatives, and considerations of ecological integrity. The third section, education for informed action for change through organization, is… [Direct]
(2007). Campus Violence White Paper. Journal of American College Health, v55 n5 p304-319 Mar-Apr. In 1999, the American College Health Association (ACHA) Executive Committee issued a position statement for the Association that addresses acts of violence, bias, and other violations of human rights that have been occurring all too often within or adjacent to college communities. The statement called for all campus health professionals to become actively engaged in the struggle to end oppression, to prevent bias-related violence in campus communities, and to take action to eradicate injustice. Since this timely position statement was developed, acts of violence have continued to force U.S. colleges and universities to address the dangerous and alarming violent events that send shockwaves throughout many campuses and compromise students' and employees' health and safety. ACHA's "Healthy Campus 2010" establishes national health objectives and serves as a basis for developing plans to create college health programs and improve student health. The purpose of this White Paper… [Direct]
(2007). Crafting a New Democracy: Civic Education in Indonesian Islamic Universities. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, v27 n1 p41-54 Mar. Indonesia's post-1998 transition to democracy has presented Muslim educators with the opportunity to take part in shaping the future of Indonesian democracy in ways that are consistent with Muslim social, political, and educational aspirations. One of the key vehicles for doing so is civic education. For Muslim educators in the Islamic higher education sector, the challenge has been to develop a civic education curriculum which can educate the young generation about democratic citizenship while incorporating the values and perspectives of Islam on civil society, democracy, and human rights. This paper examines civic education initiatives in two Islamic university systems, suggesting that the development of the new curriculum reveals clear differences in perceptions about civil society and the state within the institutions which make up these two systems. This is reflected by the extent to which Islamic concepts of the state and citizenship are integrated with Western thought and… [Direct]
(2007). The Rates of Participation of the Member Countries in the Institutional Objectives of UNESCO (According to World Data on Education of UNESCO). Online Submission, International Journal of Progressive Education v3 n1 p65-86 Feb. This study focuses on the rate of the participation of the member countries in the objectives of UNESCO. Text-based approach in method of content analysis has been used to carry out the study. The objectives of UNESCO have been identified and examined to reveal whether the member countries acknowledge these objectives among their national educational objectives. The study is limited with the data available on the UNESCO Web Page (World Data on Education of UNESCO). It has been found that only 5 of the member countries have fully adopted the objectives of UNESCO, which means that the national educational objectives of the remaining 97% of the member countries do not fully reflect UNESCO's objectives in their education policies. The most highly participated objectives are "Equality" with 56.05%, "Human Rights" with 35.03%, "Freedom" with 25.47%, "Universal Values" with 19.10% and finally "Peace" with 15.28%. This situation may put… [PDF]
(2007). Points and Practices. Research in Drama Education, v12 n2 p207-222 Jun. This collection of three articles represents the "Points and Practices" section of this month's issue of "Research in Drama Education." The first article, "'Fitting the Bill' for 'Helping Them.' A Response to 'Integrated Popular Theatre Approach in Africa' and 'Commissioned Theatre Projects on Human Rights in Pakistan,'" by Syed Jamil Ahmed, discusses Zimbabwe's Amakhosi Theatre, a renowned company that has been touring the world since 1990. The theatre participants have produced several plays on HIV/AIDS to inform local communities of the danger of the growing epidemic. The second article, "Ac/counting the I's," by Dee Heddon, discusses the use of the word "I" in autobiographical inscriptions, particularly in applied drama practice. The final article, "A Point and a Pilot on Practice: Recording Performance of Place Research," by Sally Mackey rehearses and repositions arguments about the verifiability of practical research… [Direct]
(2007). "Zina" and the Enigma of Sex Education for Indonesian Muslim Youth. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v7 n4 p371-386 Nov. Sexuality and sex education cannot be divorced from the moral values of the societies within which we must negotiate our sexual identities and relationships. Rather than pandering to the moral panic that is too often associated with the provision of sex education in non-secular societies where religion is more visibly active in shaping sexual ideals and norms, this article takes up the challenge of investigating a relationship that is often represented as being innately contradictory. It explores the Islamic notion of "zina" (illicit sex) in relation to the provision of comprehensive sex education for Muslim youth in contemporary Indonesia. The article initially establishes the demand for sex education among Indonesian youth from the overlapping perspectives of health, human rights and Islam. It then explores the notion of "zina" in detail and exposes how Islamic stipulations against premarital sex are not necessarily in conflict with the provision of sex… [Direct]
(2005). HIV/AIDS in Asia: Human Rights and the Education Sector. Discussion Paper No. II. UNESCO Bangkok An evaluation is presented on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the education sector in the Asia Pacific region. Its focus is how human rights in relation to education have been upset by the epidemic. The education sector is urged to develop more initiatives to educate about the epidemic, and to build measures that deal with both immediate and long-term impacts of HIV/AIDS. Children infected with HIV are often restricted from access to education. This limitation does not only come from the community, but also from family or parents. Such stigma and discrimination is not restricted to children. Teachers and school administrators who are HIV infected are also deprived of their right to work. Such discrimination affects not only the individual but the education sector as a whole. An analysis is given on how governments can change and rectify such discrimination through the 4A's models, developed for a UNESCO-supported manual on rights-based education (2004). The 4A's comprise Availability,… [PDF]
(2024). Collaboration with Generative Artificial Intelligence: An Exploratory Study Based on Learning Analytics. Journal of Educational Computing Research, v62 n5 p1234-1266. The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) has caused significant disruption to the traditional educational teaching ecosystem. GAI possesses remarkable capabilities in generating human-like text and boasts an extensive knowledge repository, thereby paving the way for potential collaboration with humans. However, current research on collaborating with GAI within the educational context remains insufficient and the methods are relatively limited. This study aims to utilize methods such as Lag Sequential Analysis (LSA) and Epistemic Network Analysis (ENA) to unveil the "black box" of the human-machine collaborative process. In this research, 22 students engaged in collaborative tasks with GAI to refine instructional design schemes within an authentic classroom setting. The results show that the participants significantly improved the quality of instructional design. Leveraging the improvement demonstrated in students' instructional design performance, we… [Direct]
(1974). Impact of Technology on Human Rights: Responsibilities and Opportunities for the Social Studies. The author purports the need to control technology for the well-being of mankind by understanding and cultivating its beneficial features and countering its harmful effects and misuse. The intent of the paper is to alert social studies teachers to the responsibility of bridging the gap between scientific and technological knowledge and civic and managerial wisdom to understand the earth's resources. Although the accomplishments of technology are significant, technology has created many opportunities for encroachment on human rights. These threats can jeopardize constitutional rights with electronic surveillance, impair the quality of living with air and water pollution, and denigrate human dignity by assaulting sensibilities. While all three of these consequences threaten the quality of life, it is difficult for one or a few individuals to assert their rights to prevent such disturbances. Social studies teachers have the responsibility to educate about fundamental rights under the… [PDF]
(2008). The Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People in Northern Ireland: Overview from the Barnardo's beyond the Shadows Service. Child Care in Practice, v14 n4 p381-400 Oct. The present paper provides an overview of child sexual exploitation in Northern Ireland and related issues. It focuses on Barnardo's response to the problem of sexual exploitation and sets it in both a historical and a contemporary context. The paper considers the importance of recognising exploitation as child abuse and addresses specific myths associated with this. It makes use of recent research and campaigning by Barnardo's to challenge and change public perception. The paper presents a range of risk factors and indicators that are used to identify children and young people who are most likely to experience or be at risk from sexual exploitation. It examines the who, what and why of sexual exploitation of children in Northern Ireland, presenting local research and anecdotal evidence to demonstrate the extent and range of the problem, while acknowledging the often hidden nature of this activity. As well as focusing on young people abused through prostitution, the paper also makes… [Direct]
(1982). Guidelines for the Preparation of School Administrators. Superintendent Career Development Series No. 1 (Second Edition). These guidelines were developed to help state departments of education and institutions of higher education refine certification and doctoral programs in educational administration. Goals, competencies and skills, and delivery components are presented for administrator preparation programs to help school leaders meet the continuing challenges of (1) changing demographics, (2) an unstable economic structure, (3) the need to adopt new technologies, (4) changing labor market structure, (5) cultural diversity and human rights, and (6) changing family structures. (MLF)…
(2001). Education for Action: Undergraduate and Graduate Programs That Focus on Social Change. Fourth Edition. This book provides graduates and undergraduates with detailed information about progressive programs for current and future activities in a variety of fields. Each entry contains a description of the program with faculty and program contact information. Listings include programs in agriculture, anthropology, area studies, development studies, economics, education, environmental studies, ethnic studies, geography, history, human rights, international studies/international relations, labor studies, law, peace studies, political science, public health/nutrition, sociology, urban and community planning, and women's studies. (SLD)…