(1983). The Problem of International Discourse: Search for Cultural, Moral and Ethical Imperatives. The flow of news and information across national boundaries has been, for the last decade, a major issue in United Nations international policy debates. These debates have highlighted the need for new legal instruments to govern world communications. In the current debate on information rights, Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes one world for the purpose of receiving and imparting information as an individual right. Although many nations accept in principle the right to receive and impart information across national boundaries, there is a substantial disagreement about the responsibilities of individuals, groups, and nations. The concept of the right to communicate has thus arisen, with two perspectives prominent in its formulation: a comprehensive perspective on morals and ethics, the content of culture, and implicit right to communicate; and a multi-tiered perspective based on the assumption that communication needs in any democratic society must…
(2023). How State Leaders Can Stand Up for the COVID Generation of High Schoolers. State Education Standard, v23 n3 p29-32. With billions of dollars in lost economic activity and untold squandered human potential, COVID-19 threatens to leave an enduring legacy. Especially at risk are students who have been least visible in the discourse about learning recovery and have the least amount of time to catch up: those currently enrolled in high school. In this article, the authors discuss how state education leaders can highlight these students' needs, restore opportunities the pandemic stole from them, and design a system that does right by future generations…. [PDF]
(1971). Human Dignity Through the American Experience. (Government). Grade 12. The curriculum guide for twelfth grade pupils aims at helping students to understand and accept people who are different, develop a satisfactory self image, learn to think critically in the decision making process, and become familiar with the valuing process. Information on foundations in American government serves as a base for human rights and dignity. Teaching is process oriented rather than content oriented. Activity units, designed to foster community involvement, are outlined and arranged into three parts. The first unit focuses on the study of the structure and function of the Federal Government, the responsibilities and rights implied in the Bill of Rights, and democratic concepts. Unit II helps the student understand the concept of conflict and dissent, the political party system, the way in which majority rule necessitates minority role, and the structure and function of state and local government. Topics dealing with international relations as applied to current affairs,… [PDF]
(2011). Beyond the Monster's Wanting and Doing: Special Education as a Barrier and Diacritical Hermeneutics as Possibility. Canadian Journal of Education, v34 n3 p103-118. This hermeneutic, interpretive case study reflects on an experience with the placement of a student in a specialized classroom who did not want to be there and had informed educators around her of this prior to her placement. She claimed she would \do anything to get kicked out of the placement\ and ultimately, this happened. Through this case study I argue that Special Education policy and its infusion into psychology, especially through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, conceals or limits the possible ways for such students to be because of how we use that language to frame them. Special Education diagnosis and coding are more than labels, I suggest: they are constitutive and we play a role in that constituting action, I argue. Richard Kearney's Diacritical Hermeneutic approach reveals possibilities for seeing differences outside of the binary of normal / abnormal. Such an approach could allow us to value such students outside the exteriority of Special Education's framing. We… [PDF] [Direct]
(2010). Khmer as a Heritage Language in the United States: Historical Sketch, Current Realities, and Future Prospects. Heritage Language Journal, v7 n1 p117-147 Win. Cambodian Americans are a fairly recent language minority group in the United States; most families arrived in the United States as refugees during the 1980s. Over the past 30 years, there has been great concern in the community regarding the maintenance loss of their native Khmer language. This article provides an historical and contemporary sketch of the Khmer language in the United States, and discusses implications for its future survival. Data are drawn and analyzed from the U.S. Census, the 2007 American Community Survey, and other statistical sources, in addition to research conducted in Cambodian American communities, and the author's experiences and observations as a (non-native) Khmer speaker. The findings indicate that the Khmer language is alive and well in the United States, and most school-age youth continue to speak Khmer, although few speak it with high levels of proficiency and few have literacy skills in the language given the lack of opportunities for Khmer HL… [PDF]
(2002). Shutting Out the Poorest: Discrimination against the Most Disadvantaged Migrant Children in City Schools. This report, based on official Chinese publications and interviews, examines the barriers official policies present to the realization of the right to education for migrant children in China, at a time when Beijing and other cities are employing large numbers of migrants in urban construction projects in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. The report focuses on the 9 years of compulsory education in primary and junior middle school. The first section introduces the subject, highlighting some of China's major cities that attract large numbers of migrants. The second section outlines regulations concerning the education available to migrant children. The third section assesses the major barriers faced by migrant families in obtaining education for their children. The fourth section analyzes these barriers in terms of China's obligations under international human rights law, including treaties to which the People's Republic of China is a state party. The final section presents… [PDF]
(1981). Civil Rights Issues of Handicapped Americans: Public Policy Implications. A Consultation Sponsored by the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Washington, DC, May 13-14, 1980). This volume contains the texts of 40 statements, 22 exhibits, and 5 unsolicited papers presented at a consultation dealing with the public policy implications of various civil rights issues affecting handicapped Americans. Among those issues addressed in the statements are the following: the nature and scope of civil rights issues affecting the handicapped; federal initiatives that address these issues; employment and the handicapped in the public sector; the employment of disabled people in the private sector; social services, constituency and advocacy, and state action for handicapped persons; physical facilities and handicapped individuals; and transportation for handicapped persons. Various public and private sector agencies and organizations were represented at the hearing, including the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, Inc.; the Department of Justice; American Telephone and Telegraph Company; Mainstream, Inc.; the Department of Labor; the Department of Health… [PDF]
(1978). The Emergence of Civil Rights in Wyoming. Local, state, and federal government representatives and private citizens participated in a two-day consultation on civil rights in Wyoming. Panel discussions focused on the difficulties of civil rights enforcement in the areas of housing and economic opportunity, medical care, education, the handicapped, employment discrimination, and women's rights. The conference found civil rights enforcement in Wyoming to be fragmented and uneven; among the problems discussed were the lack of a state fair housing law, overly restrictive eligibility guidelines for medicaid services, and confusion about the implementation of affirmative action to end sex discrimination in education. Based on the findings of the conference, the Advisory Committee recommended the following actions: (1) creation by statute of a state human rights commission with powers to rectify discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment; (2) appropriation of funds to increase staffing of the Wyoming Fair…
(2006). Girls' Education in the United States and Ghana. International Journal of Educational Reform, v15 n2 p255-265 Spr. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (2000) delivered a speech at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, stating that, of the 110 million children in the world who should be in school but are not, two-thirds are girls. The lack of equality is contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, in which governments committed to the right to a free education to everyone at the elementary level. For the worldwide female population, the denial of the right to a free education is a double blow. In their daily lives, girls are often denied the equal rights of men and women as proclaimed in the UN Charter, which means, for most of the world's women, a life of poverty. Today, as Ghana attempts to educate its female population, it is important to remember that just 50 years ago, as this nation struggled to make educational opportunities a reality for all children, American girls as well as Blacks and other minorities were also disenfranchised groups demanding educational… [Direct]
(2023). SEL, Mindfulness, and the Art of General Music Education. Journal of General Music Education, v36 n2 p34-37 Jan. General music education, if practiced with intentionality, has the potential to be a passionate act of hope with tremendous implications for the academic, social, and emotional needs of students. General music specialists have the capacity to expose students to the very best parts of life itself: joy, playfulness, respect, gratitude, creativity, persistence, resilience, curiosity, and so much more. The general music teacher is well positioned to help students develop relationships with long-held human insights and best practices in living an art filled, meaningful life. A few key skills students can learn in the general music classroom include cooperation, communication, positive peer interactions, recognition and support of the rights of others, dependability, responsibility, focus of personal attention, impulse control, delayed gratification, and acceptance of consequences. All 21st-century life skills that are integral to education and human development…. [Direct]
(1998). Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (81st, Baltimore, Maryland, August 5-8, 1998). International–Part II. The International–Part II section of the Proceedings contains the following 20 papers: "An Economic Imperative: Privatization as Reflected in Business Reporting in the Middle East. Egypt as a Case Study" (Leonard Ray Teel, Hussein Amin, Shirley Biagi, and Carolyn Crimmins); "Broadcasting in South Africa: The Politics of Educational Radio" (Paul R. van der Veur); "Why Beijingers Read Newspapers?" (Tao Sun, Xinshu Zhao, and Guoming Yu); "News about Korea and Japan in American Network Television Evening News: A Content Analysis of Coverage in 1996" (Jowon Park); "Political Parties and Changes in Taiwanese Electronic Media in the 1990s" (Wei-Kuo Lin); "State Control on Television News in Post-War Lebanon" (Marwan M. Kraidy); "American News Coverage of International Crisis Negotiations: Elite Sources of Media Framing and Effects on Public Opinion" (Dhavan V. Shah, Kent D. Kedl, and David P. Fan); "Press Finance… [PDF]
(2007). The Portrayal of "Foreigners" in Japanese Social Studies Textbooks: Self-Images of Mono-Ethnic Pluralism. Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, n2 p31-44 Dec. History and social studies textbooks have often been the object of heated political debate in various countries, since they relate directly to issues of national identity and citizenship. This article analyzes how "foreigners" are portrayed in two versions (the 2000 and 2006 versions, date of issue) of the best-selling elementary social studies textbook in Japan. How "foreigners" are portrayed, reflects how non-foreigners, in other words, "Japanese," are understood. The study categorized the sections containing key terms and themes that were relevant to foreign/foreigners. Based on a content analysis, the results were broken down into 8 themes (plus "Other"), and their patterns were analyzed. The major findings were that (1) despite the image of Japanese as having a monocultural image of themselves, the image of ethnic Japanese and Japanese society in the textbooks was actually very diverse in terms of region, climate, landscape, occupation,… [PDF] [Direct]
(2012). Vocational Education and Training for Women and Youth in Palestine: Poverty Reduction and Gender Equality under Occupation. International Journal of Educational Development, v32 n5 p686-695 Sep. This article explores the possibilities and limitations of attempts to improve economic and human development of marginalised groups Women and Youth, within the overall political and economic context of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt). This is carried through the particular cases of two successful models of Vocational Education and Training (VET) provided by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), both of which come from explicitly Christian traditions of thinking about social justice and the role of a holistic approach to VET placing human well-being at its heart. The article draws on human development approaches, from a rights based approach and a capability approach. This article draws attention to the challenges related to the overall economic and political context, and its limitations at overcoming marginalisation, reducing poverty and enhancing wellbeing. It illustrates the effect of the human development approach on expanding the effects of VET within such context,… [Direct]
(1997). Children's Rights, Therapists' Responsibilities: Feminist Commentaries. One of the murkier areas of feminist therapy ethics involves decisions about children and adolescents within mental health settings. Some of those ethical dilemmas are covered in this text, which provides a feminist focus on the mental health rights and needs of children. The book addresses specific practices intended to help therapists organize and resolve conflicts about working with children, adolescents, and their families in therapy. The topics include: children, adolescents, and their powerholders in therapy settings; the congruence of international children's rights and feminist principles as a foundation for therapy; the human rights of children with disabilities; children of lesbian parents; the rights of children and adolescents of color in mental health systems; a soulful approach to working with adolescent girls; a feminist look at exclusionary practices in family therapy and child psychotherapy; feminist approaches to working with adolescents; the effect of domestic…
(1997). Sparing the Rod: Schools, Discipline and Children's Rights in Multicultural Britain. How should schools treat unruly children? Answers to this question are offered, with a focus on children's rights and the abolition of corporal punishment in Britain. The case for children's rights in isolation is not promoted, but rather within the context of the rights and the responsibilities of pupils, teachers, and parents. The discussion provides an historical perspective on physical chastisement in the home and at school, an analysis of the impact of the European Court of Human Rights on the abolition of physical punishment in Britain, and a review of alternative sanctions currently being explored. The debates surrounding corporal punishment in schools are considered, particularly the efforts to reintroduce the practice despite the Court's condemnation of the practice. The emphasis throughout is on the dignity and integrity of the person, based on the international dissemination of legal norms that can serve as a mechanism of social control. But with the greater valuing of… [PDF]