Acknowledgements
Introduction
Gloria T. Alter, Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University (retired) and William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Foreword
David Shiman, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of Vermont
Editor’s Introduction
Gloria T. Alter and William R. Fernekes
SECTION I. HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND GLOBAL TEACHER EDUCATION
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Human Rights Imperative in Teacher Education
Felisa Tibbitts, Lecturer, Teachers College, Columbia University and UNESCO Chair in Human Rights in Higher Education at Utrecht University, The Netherlands and Sandra Sirota, Assistant Professor In Residence, Human Rights and Experiential Global Learning, University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute
Chapter 2. The Development and Practice of Human Rights Education in Historical and
Global Perspective
Nancy Flowers, Human Rights Education Consultant and Abraham Magendzo K., Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Education at the Academic University of Christian Humanism, Santiago, Chile
Chapter 3. Global Citizenship Education: Democracy, Children’s Rights, and the Role of the Teacher
Audrey Osler, Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom and Professor of Education at the University of South East Norway and Hugh Starkey, Professor of Education at the UCL Institute of Education, University College, London, United Kingdom
Chapter 4. Applying Human Rights Education Principles in Global Teacher Education, Focusing on Decolonialization and the Global South
Adaobiagu N. Obiagu, Lawyer and Lecturer, Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria
SECTION II. TEACHING ABOUT GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS: APPLYING PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE
Chapter 5. How Human Rights Can Frame the Practice of Teaching and Learning (K-12)
Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe, Emeritus Professors of Education, Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chapter 6. Teaching about LGBTQ+ Rights: The Importance of Elementary Education
Gloria T. Alter, Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University (retired)
Chapter 7. Teaching Global Migration to Middle School Learners Using a Human Rights Education Perspective
Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, Human Rights Education Consultant and Ph.D. candidate, University of Minnesota and Page Hersey, School Director of Ross Valley Charter School, Fairfax, California
Contributing Author: Gloria T. Alter, “Middle School Unit on Global Migration,” and “Recommended Resources”
Chapter 8. The Integration of Global Human Rights Education in Secondary Schools
William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
SECTION III. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Chapter 9. The Future of Human Rights Education in Global Teacher Education
Glenn Mitoma, Assistant Professor of Human Rights and Education and Director, Dodd Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut and Sandra Sirota, Assistant Professor In Residence, Human Rights and Experiential Global Learning, University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute.
Chapter 10. Application Strategies and Activities for Advocacy
Gloria T. Alter, Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University (retired) and William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Contributing Author: William R. Fernekes, “Application Activities for Administrators and Non-Formal Human Rights Education”
Appendix A: List of Key United Nations Human Rights Declarations and Treaties
William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Appendix B: United Nations: Human Rights Education Implementation Programs and Resources
United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, 2011
William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Appendix C United Nations Human Rights Treaties Monitoring Processes
William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Appendix D Regional Intergovernmental Human Rights Education Documents and Organizations
William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Appendix E: Organizations and Educational Institutions Working in Human Rights Education
William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Appendix F: Selected Bibliography on Human Rights Education Theory and Practice
William R. Fernekes, Part-time Lecturer 2, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
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