Abstract

The place of education for and about human rights within the school curriculum remains contested and this paper reports on the first national cross-sectoral investigation of its place in Australian curricula and more specifically in national and state History curriculum documents. Opportunities for the inclusion of human rights based studies were examined across school learning stages, taking into account explicit and implicit, compulsory or elective, as well as curricular and extra-curricular dimensions. Given the continued importance of History as a learning area there is a need to strengthen the available explicit and mandatory opportunities for students to learn about human rights issues, working closely with key teacher associations, non-government organisations and supportive networks, drawing on available educational resources and technologies.

Citation

Nina, B., Buchanan, J. & Chodkiewicz, A. (2014). Human Rights and History Education: An Australian Study. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39(3),. Retrieved August 14, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/156329/.

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Keywords

• case studies
• Civil Rights
• content analysis
• curriculum
• educational resources
• educational technology
• Elective Courses
• Extracurricular Activities
• faculty development
• Field Trips
• Foreign Countries
• Group Discussion
• History Instruction
• Nongovernmental Organizations
• Teacher Associations