Workshop on Human Rights Education Research, Teaching and Praxis
Time: 1pm-4pm, March 10th Room: Rosedown
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Overview. Over the past four decades, human rights education (HRE) has become a greater part of international discussions of educational policy, national textbook reform, and the work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). While scholars and practitioners have noted the rise in educational strategies as part of larger human rights efforts and the emergence of HRE on its own as a field of scholarship and practice, there appear to be diverse perspectives on what exactly HRE is and does (beyond a basic imparting of knowledge of human rights). This workshop seeks to bring together ideas on teaching human rights (and research on such efforts) in a variety of international settings. The Workshop will have 3 parts:
(1) An overview of current literature and approaches to human rights education. This section will summarize the latest research and interventions occurring globally, discussing different ideological orientations and reviewing the promise and limits of current approaches. Participants who email an RSVP prior to the CIES meeting will receive readings to review prior to the workshop (though no one will be turned away if they have not done them) in order to allow for deeper and more engaged conversation.
(2) The second part of the workshop will review curricular approaches and divide participants into non-formal or formal educational settings in order to work in small groups towards identifying what approaches have proved most successful. Participants will examine guidelines by the United Nations on human rights education and curricular guides prepared by the UN and other intergovernmental agencies, as well as those advanced by NGOs. Sample activities will be done in the larger group to demonstrate the various approaches (popular education, formal education, etc.) to human rights education in diverse locations.
(3) The third part of the workshop will include intensive discussion and 'workshopping' of individual participants' ideas related to research, curricular interventions, or policy related to human rights education. Depending on the turnout, we may divide the group in order to provide guidance in a more effective manner.
Target audience. The target audience for this workshop is faculty, graduate students, educators and practitioners utilizing human rights approaches to educational programming and research.
The instructional goals for the workshop are to (a) engage contemporary ideas and debates in human rights education; (2) collectively explore how human rights can be contextualized in diverse international educational settings; and (c) explore innovative curricular approaches to human rights education.
The facilitators of the workshop are
Monisha Bajaj, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Education, Teachers College
Shabnam Koirala-Azad, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of San Francisco
The two presenters coordinate and work in the only programs/concentrations in human rights education (at present) in international education programs in the United States. Drawing on the experience of graduate education related to international and comparative education with a focus on human rights, the presenters bring extensive experience and expertise that can guide the workshop participants with latest ideas and trends in both research, teaching, and practice.
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