Teachers and Human Rights Education - Softcover

Osler, Audrey; Starkey, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1858563844 ISBN 13: 9781858563848

Publisher: Trentham Books, 2010

Synopsis

Campaigners, politicians, and the media regularly cite human rights to justify or challenge actions that range from peaceful protest to military action. The phrase "human rights" appears to have become a slogan in need of a definition. Human rights education seems more urgent than ever.

Teachers and Human Rights Education helps teachers with this vital task and clarifies the relevance of human rights to their everyday work. The authors draw on a range of international examples to illustrate how schools can enable young people to work towards the ideals of justice and peace in both the school community and the wider world. The application of human rights principles is applied as the basis for living together in diverse societies.

The book is a key text for the UN World Program on Human Rights Education 2004-2014 and for distance learning courses on human rights.

About this title

About the Author:

Audrey Osler is Director of the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education at the University of Leeds. Her many books include Teachers, Human Rights and Diversity.

Review:

“Osler and Starkey are two of the most influential scholars and practitioners of human rights education worldwide. This new volume is timely and highly significant.” (Dr. Colm Ó Cuanacháin)

About this edition

• Publisher: Trentham Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1858563844
• ISBN 13: 9781858563848
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180