|
Early
Childhood
|
Later
Childhood
|
Adolescence
|
Older
Adolescents and Adults |
| LEVELS |
Preschool
& lower primary school
Ages
3 to 7
|
Upper
primary school
Ages
8 to 11
|
Lower
secondary school
Ages
12 to 14
|
Upper
secondary school and adult
groups
Ages
15 and up
|
| GOALS |
Respect
for self
Respect
for parents and teachers
Respect
for others
|
Social
Responsibility
Citizenship
Distinguishing
wants from needs from rights
|
Knowledge
of specific human rights |
Knowledge
of human rights standards
Integration
of human rights into personal
awareness and behaviors
|
KEY
CONCEPTS |
Self
Community
Responsibility
|
Individual
rights
Group
rights
Freedom
Equality
Justice
Rule
of law
Government
Security
Democracy
|
International
law
World
Peace
World
Development
World
Political Economy
World
Ecology
Legal
Rights
Moral
Rights
|
Moral
inclusion/ exclusion
Moral
responsibility/ literacy
|
| PRACTICES |
Fairness
Self-expression
Listening
|
Valuing
diversity
Fairness
Distinguishing
between fact and opinion
Performing
school or community service
Civic
participation
|
Understanding
other points of view
Citing
evidence in support of ideas
Doing
research/ gathering information
Sharing
information
Community
service and action
|
Participation
in civic organizations
Fulfilling
civic responsibilities
Civic
disobedience
Community
services and action
|
SPECIFIC
HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS |
Racism
Sexism
Unfairness
Hurting
people (emotionally, physically)
|
Discrimination/
prejudice
Poverty/hunger
Injustice
Ethnocentrism
Passivity
|
Ignorance
Apathy
Cynicism
Political
repression
Colonialism/
imperialism
Economic
globalization
Environmental
degradation
|
Genocide
Torture
|
EDUCATION
STANDARDS & INSTRUMENTS |
Classroom
rules
Family
life
Community
standards
Convention
on the Rights
of the Child
|
UDHR
History
of human rights
Local,
national legal systems
Local
and national history in
human rights terms
UNESCO,
UNICEF
|
UN
Covenants
Elimination
of racism
Elimination
of sexism
Regional
human rights conventions
UNHCR
NGOs
|
Geneva
Conventions
Specialized
conventions
Evolving
human rights standards
|
