Bringing Human Rights Education to US Classrooms: Exemplary Models from Elementary Grades to University (Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democra)

The first book to integrate human rights theory and practice into practical models, this book provides research-based examples of effective projects from elementary through higher education. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Building a Human Rights Education Movement in the United States....Pages 3-14 The Challenges and Triumphs of Teaching for Human Rights in US Schools....Pages 15-28 Front Matter....Pages 29-29 Each One, Teach One: The History and Legacy of the Black Panther Party for an Elementary School Audience....Pages 31-46 The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living: Human Rights Education in the Elementary Classroom....Pages 47-64 Bringing to Life Human Rights Education in the Science Classroom....Pages 65-86 Challenging Islamophobia in the Middle School Classroom: Using Critical Media Literacy to Teach Human Rights....Pages 87-105 Tout moun se moun “Every Person Is a Human Being”: Understanding the Struggle for Human Rights in Haiti....Pages 107-128 Know Your Rights: Understanding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights....Pages 129-147 Teaching The Crucible through Human Rights....Pages 149-167 Reframing a Community College Social Problems Course through a Human Rights Perspective....Pages 169-185 Teaching and Learning Asian American Leadership: A Human Rights Framework....Pages 187-207 Female Genital Mutilation: A Pedagogical Tool to Explore Global Violence against Women....Pages 209-224 Afterword: Will Human Rights Education Be Decolonizing?....Pages 225-235 Back Matter....Pages 237-251 "Bringing Human Rights Education to US Classrooms presents ten research-based human rights projects powerfully implemented in a range of U.S. classrooms, from elementary school through community college and university. In these classrooms, the students--primarily young people of color who have experienced or witnessed human rights abuses such as discrimination and poverty--are exposed for the first time to thinking about their own lives and the world through an empowering human rights lens. Unique in integrating theory and classroom practice, and in addressing human rights issues with special relevance for communities of color in the US, Katz and Spero provide indispensable guidance for those studying and teaching human rights"-- "Bringing Human Rights Education to US Classrooms presents twelve research-based human rights projects powerfully implemented in a range of U.S. classrooms, from elementary school through community college and university. The students, composed are primarily of young people of color, who have experienced or witnessed human rights abuses, such as discrimination and poverty, are exposed for the first time to thinking about their own lives and the world through an empowering human rights lens"-- This book offers research-based models of exemplary practice for educators at all grade levels, from primary school to university, who want to integrate human rights education into their classrooms. It includes ten examples of projects that have been effectively implemented in classrooms: two from elementary school, two from middle school, three from high school, two from community college, and one from a university. Each model discusses the scope of the project, its rationale, students' response to the content and pedagogy, challenges or controversies that arose, and their resolution. Unique in integrating theory and practice and in addressing human rights issues with special relevance for communities of color in the US, this book provides indispensable guidance for those studying and teaching human rights. "Bringing Human Rights Education to US Classrooms presents ten research-based human rights projects powerfully implemented in a range of U.S. classrooms, from elementary school through community college and university. In these classrooms, the students--primarily young people of color who have experienced or witnessed human rights abuses such as discrimination and poverty--are exposed for the first time to thinking about their own lives and the world through an empowering human rights lens. Unique in integrating theory and classroom practice, and in addressing human rights issues with special relevance for communities of color in the US, Katz and Spero provide indispensable guidance for those studying and teaching human rights"-- Provided by publisher "Bringing Human Rights Education to US Classrooms presents twelve research-based human rights projects powerfully implemented in a range of U.S. classrooms, from elementary school through community college and university. The students, composed are primarily of young people of color, who have experienced or witnessed human rights abuses, such as discrimination and poverty, are exposed for the first time to thinking about their own lives and the world through an empowering human rights lens"-- Provided by publisher