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Flashcards in Human Rights Deck (10)
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1
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The principles of human rights

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  • justice
  • equality
  • dignity
  • peace
2
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Human Rights International Law

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UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights)
ICESCR (International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights)

A social contract - relationship between citizens and national governments bound by international agreement

3
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3 main rights to education

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  1. Access
  2. Rights of parents
  3. Aims and content of education and human rights education
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  1. Access rights.

Access to education requires

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  1. Availability (of schools and of an education system)
  2. Accessibility (economic and geographical)
  3. Acceptability (quality and values)
  4. Adaptability (to safeguard children’s human rights)
5
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  1. Parents rights
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It is parents who have a prior right to choose the education of their children

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  1. Aims and content of education and human rights education
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Complex and controversial

Education should be directed to the full development of human personality
Human rights - peace, understanding, tolerance, friendship

Concerned with pedagogy and curriculum.
Pedagogy - child-centred and participatory
Curriculum - promote dignity, equality, non-discrimination

7
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2015

From a human rights perspective discuss and evaluate recent educational policies in a country or countries known to you.

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SEN Inclusion Policy

  1. Major challenge to find places & additional fees
  2. Profit making and ranking
  3. Social justice 0 activity that centres on making power relations in a given society more equitable over an extended period of time
  4. Policies should be evaluated in term of - exploitation, managerilaism, power balances, cultural imperialism and violence (Gewirtz 2000)
  5. Dubai -
    All students have the right to education and prevent marginalisation and discrimination
  6. Sen Capability
  7. Marginalisation - one of five faces of oppression
  8. Commission on human rights - to embrace the right to a … quality of education …. that enables children individually to develop
8
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2016

Rights-based educationis theonly pathway to gender equality. Discuss.

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Yes because ….

No because …..

9
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Inclusion Agenda

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10
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2017
Critically discuss the view that the pursuit of economic growth may be at odds with aspirations for a more equitable and just society.

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