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Zusatztext A remarkable contribution to the scholarship on human rights education. It’s original approach and comprehensive coverage make it an essential resource for anyone involved in children’s education. The authors have created a masterpiece filled with inspiring ideas and illustrations of how educators can infuse children’s rights education into their teaching practices. Informationen zum Autor Lee Jerome is Professor of Citizenship and Children’s Rights Education at Middlesex University, UK . He has taught in schools, universities and NGOs for over 20 years and has also worked with a range of organisations including the Association for Citizenship Teaching, BBC and UNICEF, to support high quality education. Hugh Starkey is Professor of Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. He has acted as a consultant on human rights education and intercultural education for the Council of Europe, UNESCO and the British Council. Vorwort Explores the theoretical foundations for a pedagogy for children’s rights education and proposes practical teaching applications. Zusammenfassung With PISA tables, accountability, and performance management pulling educators in one direction, and the understanding that education is a social process embedded in cultural contexts, tailored to meet the needs and challenges of individuals and communities in another, it is easy to end up in seeing teachers as positioned as opponents to the ‘system’. Jerome and Starkey argue that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC, 1989) can provide a pragmatic starting point for educators to challenge some of these unsettling trends in a way which does not set up unnecessary opposition with policy-makers. They review the evidence from international evaluations, surveys and case studies about practice in human rights and child right education before exploring the key principles of transformative and experiential education to offer a robust theoretical framework that can guide the development of child rights education. They also draw out practical implications and outline a series of teaching and learning approaches that are values informed, aligned with children’s rights and focused on quality learning. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Case StudiesList of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviation s Part 1: Definitions and Developments 1. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and some Implications for Education2. Defining Children’s Rights Education 3. Implementing Children’s Rights Education Part 2: Ideology and Interpretations 4. Children’s Rights Education, Ideology and the Teacher as Change Agent5. Transformational Education and Pedagogy as Politics6. Experiential Education through Democracy and Cooperation Part 3: Pedagogy and Practice 7. The Rights Respecting Classroom8. Developing a Children’s Rights Culture in the School9. Children as Citizens10. Conclusion: Towards a Pedagogy for Children's Rights EducationBibliographyIndex...
