School-based human rights education: Case studies in Hong Kong secondary schools

School-based human rights education: Case studies in Hong Kong secondary schools

• Leung, Yan Wing Dept. of Education Policy and Leadership, Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Yuen, Timothy Wai Wa Dept. of Education Policy and Leadership, Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Chong, Yiu Kwong Dept. of Education Policy and Leadership, Hong Kong Institute of Education

Intercultural Education, 22(2), 145-162, 2011

London

Routledge

2011

• D Curriculum
  • DB Development & Evaluation
• P Social Context of Education
  • PH Minorities & Education, Racial & Ethnic Factors

Citizenship Education Curriculum Development Ethics Globalisation Human Rights Law Related Education Pupil Attitudes School Based Curriculum Development Secondary School Pupils Secondary Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

In an era of rapid globalization, space and time are seriously compressed. People from different nations, cultures, religions and other backgrounds have become much more interconnected and interdependent. Since people are rapidly intermingling, what values should be considered as standards and norms in regulating this situation, so that people of different backgrounds can relate peacefully to each other with mutual respect? United Nations (UN) human rights standards could be considered as sets of shared global norms and values in a search for global ethics. As a consequence, the UN has been eager to promote human rights education (HRE), aiming at the cultivation of a human rights culture. This paper reports on two case studies of school-based curriculum development of HRE in two Hong Kong secondary schools. We also recommend some research directions important for the implementation of HRE in schools. It is hoped that the paper can provide some insight into the development of quality HRE in schools.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2011.567072]

• English

Journal Articles

• 14675986

• 10.1080/14675986.2011.567072

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2013-11-16