Annotated HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Annotated HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
There are nearly 50 million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. Although the international community regularly responds to new crises by providing humanitarian assistance, it rarely manages to prevent them‹it bandages wounds instead of building open societies. A most urgent modern task is to pursue the prevention of the causes of forced migration and displacement. Just as crucial is the search for durable solutions in the form of repatriation, resettlement, and reintegration, which can take years to realize. This compilation of 236 human rights references is designed to facilitate these ultimate goals.
One way to prevent causes and find solutions pertaining to forced migration is to promote human rights, including by educating both authorities and victims to be aware of what people¹s rights are and what procedures exist for them to exercise those rights. Current examples abound in Bosnia, Chechnya, and Rwanda. Yet human rights education is not merely about educating the oppressors and oppressed; it is also about educating future leaders and assisting them to avoid and ameliorate violations.
The following annotated bibliography, compiled by Deborah Flood and Laura Marks, graduate students of the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, is a comprehensive resource of human rights education materials. Many of the annotations are excerpted from other human rights bibliographies, including the Amnesty International newsletter Human Rights Education: The Fourth R (volume 6, number 1) and the ERIC and Educational Index databases, available on CD-ROM and on-line through many universities. Other annotations are new.
The bibliography includes lists of curricula and teaching guides; journal articles; professional training manuals; reference materials; and video and other media. In addition, there are sections on resources in Spanish as well as those that can be found on the Internet. Our aim is to provide policy makers and implementers with the tools to enlighten and empower others so individuals may choose to avail themselves of their rights to remain in or return to their homes in peace and safety.
‹ Arthur C. Helton Director, Forced Migration Projects Human Rights Education Curricula, Resources, and Teaching Guides
Amnesty International. ³Flaws in the Pattern²: Human Rights in Literature. Ontario: Amnesty International Canadian Section, 1978. Designed for use in social studies classes, this book shows how human rights can be demonstrated through fiction and incorporated into social studies programs. It provides suggestions on texts, questions, and supporting material.
Amnesty International. Free Expressions: The Amnesty International Art Education Pack. London: Amnesty International United Kingdom, 1991. This packet contains sections on comics, sculpture, and printmaking which can be used to examine three human rights issues: the death penalty, asylum seekers, and prisoners of conscience.
Amnesty International. Human Rights Education Project: Eleven Units for Schools and Colleges. London: Amnesty International United Kingdom, 1983. Teaching units include an introduction to human rights, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, prisoners of conscience, acting games, and dramatic sketches.
Amnesty International. Teaching and Learning about Human Rights. (No date.) Divided into ten sections, available separately, these materials are designed to encourage active pupil participation through discussions, role-plays, simulation exercises, and research.
Amnesty International. Working for Freedom: A Human Rights Education Pack. London: Amnesty International British Section, 1991. Devised for use by secondary school teachers, this education pack includes teachers guidelines, suggestions for topics of discussion, student activity sheets, and a video. Sections include defining human rights, the history of the human rights movement, types of rights, torture, death penalty, ìdisappearances,î censorship, and the protection of human rights.
Andreopoulos, George and Richard Pierre Claude, editors. Human Rights Education Handbook. The Project of the Organizing Committee of the People¹s Decade of Human Rights Education in Cooperation with UNESCO. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1995. (Forthcoming.)
Audigier, F. and G. Lagelee. Civic Education: Teaching about Society, Passing on Values. Report of the Council of Europe Teachers¹ 57th Seminar, Donaueschingen, Germany, October 12-17, 1992. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1993. This seminar report describes debates that centered around three civic educational themes of identity/citizenship, civics and school life, and the study of the European Convention on Human Rights along with ideas presented at the opening of the seminar and general conclusions at the end. Recommendations from the seminar included teacher training, inclusion of civics in state curricula, compulsory study of civics in secondary school by member states of the Council of Europe, and translation of the European Convention into all languages of member states.
Avery, Patricia, et al. Tolerance for Diversity of Beliefs: A Secondary Curriculum Unit. Boulder, CO: Social Science Education Consortium, 1993. This document consists of a 6-week curriculum unit designed to allow secondary students to actively explore issues associated with freedom of belief and expression. Case studies, role playing, simulations, and mock interviews are used throughout the curriculum to examine the historical, psychological, and sociological dimensions of tolerance and intolerance.
Baekey, Carole A. and Andrea A. Gabriel. Human Rights/Amalungelo Oluntu. Durban, South Africa: Community Law Centre, 1991. Derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this book aims to make the declaration understandable to all people, regardless of level of literacy. The book describes articles of the declaration in English and in Zulu and provides pictures to illustrate the article and thought-provoking questions.
Berry, Joy. Every Kid¹s Guide to Understanding Human Rights. Chicago: Children¹s Press, 1987. This introduction to human rights is useful for younger children.
Best, Francine. Education, Culture, Human Rights, and International Understanding: The Promotion of Humanistic, Ethical, and Cultural Values in Education. Paris: UNESCO, 1990. Although this overview has been written from a European standpoint, it highlights universal values based on the standard setting instruments of UNESCO and the United Nations. The paper consists of a synopsis of the work relating to the various aspects of humanistic education, and a select bibliography.
Best, Francine. Human Rights Education: Summary Essay on the Work of the Council of Europe. Strasbourg: Council for Cultural Co-operation, 1992. (In English and French.) This document summarizes the main elements of the Council of Europeís international seminars and colloquies on human rights education.
Bradley, John. Human Rights. New York: Gloucester Press, 1987. Examines human rights issues in a variety of countries and discusses roles of international organizations.
Branson, B.; Margaret Stimmann; and Judith Torney Purta, editors. International Human Rights, Society, and the School. Washington: National Council for the Social Studies, 1982. Designed as a resource for K-12 and college social science teachers, this bulletin discusses issues and research related to international human rights and provides instructional guidelines and creative teaching strategies.
Carelli, Anne O¹Brien. Justice Around the World: A Student Packet for Elementary Schools. Albany: State University of New York, 1981. An occasional paper from the Foreign Area Materials Center.
Castelle, Kay. All Children Have Rights. New York: Defense for Children International USA, 1991. (In English and Spanish.) Illustrated booklet explains 23 key childrenís rights in the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Centre for Human Rights. ABCs of Teaching Human Rights: Practical Activities for Primary and Secondary Schools. Geneva: United Nations, 1989. Designed to provide information on human rights within the context of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this booklet includes activities for children of all ages to allow them to experience human rights.
Chulalongkorn University. Alternative Human Rights Materials for Thai Youth. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, 1986. This report on a UNESCO-sponsored project, whose purpose was to create new materials for informally educating Thai youth in human rights, advocates teaching young people by making materials more interesting and appealing to them and producing alternative materials such as cartoons and games.
Claude, Richard Pierre. Human Rights Education in the Philippines. Manila: Kalikasan Press, 1991. This general treatment of human rights development and education in the Philippine context includes sections on the debate over human rights education, implementation of human rights education, and the role of NGOs in human rights education.
Comhlamh. Teaching Human Rights. Dublin: Comhlamh, 1993. This set of brief pamphlets, designed to teach human rights to young people and adults in an informal fashion, discusses UN human rights articles and examines case studies inside and outside Ireland. Titles include ìCensorship,î ìFood,î ìDiscrimination in Employment and Education,î and ìDisappearances.î
Connecticut State Department of Education. Human Rights: The Struggle for Freedom, Dignity and Equality‹Resource Guide. Hartford: Connecticut State Department of Education, 1987. This resource guide contains suggested questions and projects that have been found to be helpful in teaching about human rights.
Council of Europe. The Human Rights Album. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1992. This booklet briefly explains the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols, as well as the important aspects of the Council of Europeís activities.
Craig, Ann Armstrong. The Refugee Experience: A Teaching Guide. New York: Women¹s Commission for Refugee Women and Children, 1994. Guide for high school teachers to educate students about issues affecting refugees worldwide, with a particular focus on women and children. Includes student readings with maps and stories, and a short video.
Development Education Centre. Do It Justice: Resources and Activities for Introducing Education in Human Rights. Birmingham, UK: Development Education Centre, 1988. This practical handbook of resources, materials, and strategies for teaching human rights provides suggestions for classroom activities and includes chapters on childrenís and minoritiesí rights, peace, justice, and taking action.
Donahue, David M. and Nancy Flowers. The Uprooted: Refugees and the United States: A Multidisciplinary Teaching Guide. Alameda, CA: Hunter House, Inc. Publishers, 1994. Provides educators and group leaders with curricular material that can be adapted for classes on art, mathematics, language, and many others. It explains the difference between refugees and immigrants; examines the emotional trauma of flight, loss, and persecution; and advocates respecting and protecting the rights of others. Includes bibliography, filmography, and list of refugee organizations and resources.
Eide, Asbjorn and Marek Thee, editors. Frontiers of Human Rights Education. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1983. This collection of articles, which grew out of a UNESCO meeting on the need for human rights education, addresses the tasks and challenges of human rights education (such as research, teaching, and exchange of information in the field), as well as regional concerns. The collection includes a comprehensive guide to sources.
Eide, A., et. al. Resistance Against Human Rights Violations. Books of the Time. Paris: UNESCO; Serbal, 1984. (In English, French, and Spanish.) This series of articles examines the rights of people to oppose human rights violations and to organize.
Elliot, RoAnne. We: Lessons on Equal Worth and Dignity: The United Nations and Human Rights. Minneapolis: United Nations Association of Minnesota, 1992. Aimed at middle school students, this curriculum addresses issues of race, ethnicity, religion, and human rights. It includes lessons on the UN Human Rights Charter and other important UN conventions.
Fauver, Bill and Jim Ruderman. Stride Toward Freedom: The Aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. A Unit of Study for Grades 9-12. Los Angeles: National Center for History in the Schools, 1991. This unit focuses on the school integration case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas) and its immediate aftermath. The unit contains teacher background materials and lesson plans with student resources.
Ferguson, Henry and Linda H. Scatton, editors. Handbook on Human Rights and Citizenship: Perspectives of Five Nations. Albany: University of the State of New York, 1981. This handbook grew out of a year-long project of educators and librarians to set learning objectives for human rights education, to define human rights, and to work on teaching strategies using case studies and other materials on human rights practices in Colombia, India, Italy, Nigeria, and the (former) USSR.
Fraenkel, Jack R.; Margaret Carter; and Betty Reardon. The Struggle for Human Rights: A Question of Values. New York: Random House/ Institute for World Order, 1975. This book can be used as a study guide, as each section has thought provoking questions, brief case studies, and activities. Sections include the struggle for human rights, value conflicts and human rights, and the protection of human rights.
Friedman, Julian R. and Laurie S. Wiseberg. Teaching Human Rights. Washington, DC: Human Rights Internet, 1981. This book is made up of course syllabi and descriptions for human rights courses at universities and law schools.
Fry-Miller, Kathleen and Judith A. Myers-Wall. Young Peacemakers Project Book. Elgin, IL: Brethren Press, 1988. The activities described in this book introduce young children to the concept of peacemaking.
Gilbert, Janet M. Justice Around the World: A Student Packet for Secondary Schools. Albany: State University of New York, 1981. An occasional paper of the Foreign Area Materials Center.
Global Education Associates. Special Issues on Human Rights. New York: Global Education Associates, Winter/Spring 1989. This short introduction to human rights is useful to teachers and students at the high school level and up.
Goldstein, Ricki and Shirley Sarna. Let¹s Talk about Human Rights. Students¹ Books 1- 3. Teachers¹ Guides, Books 1-2. Montreal: Canada Human Rights Foundation, 1991. These documents are designed to introduce students to some of the fundamental concepts, principles, and values of human rights and to a basic knowledge of human rights legal instruments as they apply to daily lives. The teachersí guides accompany the student handbooks and contain helpful materials such as discussion topics, vocabulary words, and teacherís documentation. These materials are designed to be used in adult literacy classes in Canada with adults who are reading at an intermediate level.
Graves, Norman J., editor. Teaching for International Understanding, Peace, and Human Rights. Paris: UNESCO, 1984. (In English, French, and Spanish.) This book contains practical suggestions and information on ways to implement the UNESCO recommendations concerning education for international understanding.
Hammond, Merryl and Rob Collins. One World, One Earth: Educating Children for Social Responsibility. Gabriola Island, British Columbia: New Society Publishers, 1993. This book seeks to promote cooperation, solidarity, and security by combating ideas that promote war, violence, nuclear weapons, child abuse, sexism, racism, and environmental destruction. Five appendices provide an annotated list of books and educational materials, lists of relevant organizations, songs, ideas for experimenting with poetry writing, and simulation games.
Harrison, Kay. Courage and Convictions: A Study of Human Rights. Auckland: Macmillan Company of New Zealand, 1991. This short book uses case studies to examine several rights issues, including indigenous peoples, the right to participate in government, and freedom of expression and religion.
Hartoonian, H. Michael and Hilary Stock. A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Global Studies. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 1992. This guide is designed to assist educators develop curricula to embrace global perspectives. The appendices include a list of references and additional printed resources, microcomputer resources, a list of global and international studies organizations and centers, US addresses of other nationís embassies, and nine rules for being human.
Hatch, Virginia, et al. Human Rights for Children: A Curriculum for Teaching Human Rights to Children Ages 3-12. Alameda, CA: Hunter House, Inc. Publishers, 1992. This resource book for teachers addresses ten fundamental principles derived from the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The book provides teachers with teaching strategies and activities.
Heater, Derek. Human Rights Education in Schools: Concepts, Attitudes and Skills. Strasbourg: Council for Cultural Cooperation, 1984. This study addresses the neglect of human rights education in schools and associated problems; major concepts in human rights; and the need for the continuation of eighteenth century enlightenment goals of toleration, justice, and humanity.
Hoffman, Dorothy, et al. A Child¹s Right: A Safe and Secure World. New York: United Nations Association-USA, 1991. Designed for students in grades 5-10, this curriculum addresses the rights laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, by using handouts of newspaper articles, interviews, and cultural information, as well as evaluations and worksheets. Students ìadoptî a child in another part of the world and monitor that childís progress in a ìchildhood log.î
Hoffman, Dorothy and Mary Eileen Sorenson. The United Nations: A Right to Rights. New York: United Nations Association of America and the United Nations Association of Minnesota, 1991. Produced by the Educating for Peace Project of the United Nations Association of America and the United Nations Association of Minnesota, this book provides a general introduction to the UNís work on human rights. Human Rights Commission. The Teaching of Human Rights. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1984. This collection of reports grew out of a 1983 Australian Human Rights Commission conference, whose aims were to promote teaching human rights in schools and tertiary institutions; to supply up-to-date information on current human rights issues in Australia; and to establish a framework for further work in human rights education.
Kismaric, Carole. Forced Out: The Agony of the Refugee in Our Time. New York: Human Rights Watch and J.M. Kaplan Fund in Association with William Morrow & Co., W.W. Norton & Co., Penguin Books Ltd., and Random House, Inc., 1989. Collection of photographs and essays about the worldwide refugee crisis.
Kronnenwetter, Michael. Taking a Stand Against Human Rights Abuses. New York: F. Watts, 1990. Teaching activities and approaches to overcoming obstacles to the enjoyment of economic human rights. Includes historic overview of human rights as well as recommendations for action.
Legal Research and Resource Development Centre. LRRDC Human Rights Education Series. Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria: LRRDC. (No date.) This set of illustrated pamphlets, aimed at creating awareness of human rights principles, includes pamphlets on the African Charter on Human and Peopleís Rights, arrest, bail, search, divorce, and separation.
Levin, Leah. Human Rights: Questions and Answers. Paris: UNESCO, 1981. (In English, French, German, and Spanish.) This booklet is designed for the general public; it uses plain language and cartoons to answer questions about human rights.
Lister, Ian. Teaching and Learning about Human Rights. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1984. This publication discusses the essential aspects of any human rights course, including the objectives, course content, teaching methods, and evaluation techniques. According to the author, human rights education must foster toleration and respect and provide knowledge about human rights.
Martin, Susan Forbes. Refugee Women. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Zed Books, 1992. An overview of the problems faced by refugee women around the world, this book stresses the importance of incorporating womenís participation at all stages of flight.
McQuoid-Mason, David; Edward L. O¹Brien; and Eleanor Greene. Human Rights for All: Education Towards a Rights Culture. Claremont, South Africa: David Philip, 1991. Published in association with the Lawyers for Human Rights in Pretoria and the National Institute for Citizen Education in Washington, this student and teachers guide to human rights is written in a lively, accessible format. It includes study questions, cartoons, ìwords to knowî (such as ìdemocracyî or ìrule of lawî). Issues covered include defining human rights, political rights in a democracy, national security, and fair procedures following arrest.
Nelson, Amy Thibaut. The Chinese Immigrant Experience: A Simulation. Denver, CO: Center for Teaching International Relations, University of Denver, 1992. Designed to teach students of the legal and social setbacks that immigrants may encounter in the United States. New York Board of Education. Roots of Oppression‹Seeds of Change: An Examination of the Struggle for Human Rights. Working Draft. New York: Board of Education Division of Curriculum and Instruction. (No date.) Human rights curriculum designed to be used in the New York City school system.
Nuñez, Rucia. Why Do People Move?: Migration from Latin America. Stanford, CA: Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education, 1993. Interactive activities and case studies for middle school students relating situations for political and economic refugees from Latin America.
Nurkse, Dennis and Kay Castelle. In the Spirit of Peace: A Global Introduction to Children's Rights. Philadelphia: Defense of Children International. (No date.) This curriculum for students in grades 7-12 addresses the rights in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by using readings, discussion questions, activities, maps, and illustrations.
Nsirimovu, Anyakwee. Human Rights Education Techniques in Schools: Building Attitudes and Skills. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Nawa Publishers, 1994. Written for the Nigerian Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, this book deals with human rights in traditional African societies, the philosophy of human rights teachers, and aims and objectives of human rights education.
Ouane, Adama. Handbook on Learning Strategies for Post-Literacy and Continuing Education. Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Education, 1989. (In English, French, and Spanish.) This handbook is useful to provide background and ideas for introducing human rights education into post-literacy work.
Pettman, Ralph. Teaching for Human Rights: Activities for Schools. Published for the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Richmond, Victoria, Australia: Hodja Educational Resources Cooperative, Ltd., 1984. This teachers handbook describes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child and shows how they can be applied to daily behavior in the context of economic, social, and cultural well-being, racism, sexism, and the family.
Reardon, Betty A., editor. Educating for Human Dignity. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994. This book presents lessons for teaching human rights and dignity. Each chapter discusses social and developmental purposes for teaching human rights at a particular age level and suggests activities.
Rocha, Ruth and Otavio Roth. Universal Declaration of Human Rights: An Adaptation for Children. New York: United Nations, 1989. This illustrated book teaches children about the importance of human rights.
Rutter, Jill. We Left Because We Had To. London: The Refugee Council, 1991. Resource curriculum for secondary schools that focuses on regions with high concentrations of refugees and the events that caused the migrations.
Selby, David. Human Rights. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. This student handbook addresses different conceptions of human rights, international covenants, and the defense of human rights by the UN and other international groups. It includes case studies from around the world, illustrations, and a resource guide.
Shiman, David A. Teaching Human Rights: Grade 7 through Adult. Denver: Center for Teaching International Relations, University of Denver, 1993. This collection of class plans for human rights topics is designed to aid educators. Each plan includes a brief overview of the topic, class objectives, grade-level information, instructions on how to teach the subject, and handouts (such as cartoons or human rights documents) for the class.
Smith, C.A. The Peaceful Classroom: 162 Easy Activities to Teach Preschoolers Compassion and Cooperation. Mt. Rainer, MD: Gryphon House, 1993. Easy to read and use book with activities for young children.
Starkey, Hugh, editor. The Challenge of Human Rights Education. London: Cassell Educational Ltd., 1991. This Council of Europe publication presents the organizationís recommendations on teaching human rights in schools, from the nursery to high school level. It also addresses the challenge of human rights education in the contemporary social and educational contexts and includes important human rights texts.
Tanikawa, Shuntaro. The Illustrated Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Tokyo: Amnesty International Japanese Section, 1991. This is an illustrated childrenís book on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Tarrow, Norma Bernstein, editor. Human Rights and Education. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1987. This is a collection of work by leading educators on human rights.
Tay, Alice Erh-Soon, editor. Teaching Human Rights: An Australian Symposium. Canberra, Australia: Australian National Commission for UNESCO, 1981. This collection of papers presented at a 1978 UNESCO conference in Vienna is divided into four sections: human rights and the Australian polity; foreign policy and international affairs; philosophical problems of teaching human rights; and specific issues in human rights, such as the rights of indigenous peoples.
Ty, Reynaldo R., editor. Truth and Freedom: Understanding and Teaching Human Rights. Quezon City, Philippines: Human Rights Education Program of the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines, 1990. This collection of lectures addresses human rights on the global level and analyzes the situation in the Philippines. It contains sections on teaching human rights in the Philippines, in general, and teaching human rights to child-victims of human rights violations.
United Nations. Human Rights: Questions and Answers. New York: United Nations. (No date.) This booklet is designed to assist readers in understanding their inalienable rights, what the United Nations is doing to promote and protect them, and the international machinery available to help realize those rights.
United Nations. Human Rights Teaching Curriculum for Cambodians. New York: United Nations, 1992. (In English and Khmer.) This manual consists of three courses (two are designed for primary education and one for secondary education and the general adult population), case studies, discussion questions, narratives, and role plays. The manual can be modified to teach Asians from other countries.
United Nations. Teaching about Human Rights. New York: United Nations, 1991. Designed for upper elementary and secondary school students, this collection of readings and classroom activities on various aspects of human rights emphasizes the rights of the child.
United Nations. Teaching about the UN: Human Rights. New York: United Nations, 1993. This book and video address the plight of abused children throughout the world and the efforts of the UN to better their condition through the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
UNICEF. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1989. Aimed at preschool and elementary children, this illustrated book presents the ten principles of the rights of the child.
Vasak, Karel, editor. The International Dimension of Human Rights, Volumes I - III. Paris: UNESCO, 1984. (In English and Spanish.) These volumes contain series of articles dealing with legal and theoretical aspects of human rights, international law, and the history of human rights. Useful for professionals and university students.
Woito, Robert, editor. International Human Rights Kit. Chicago: A World Without War, 1977. This publication defines human rights and discusses differing perspectives on human rights, human rights documents, institutions and procedures, and proposals for reform. The kit also includes teaching suggestions and UNESCO recommendations on teaching human rights.
