Foreword	8
	Preface	10
	Reference	11
	Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research Series Volumes 13–24	12
	Contents	14
	Contributors	16
	Chapter 1: Globalisation and Human Rights Education: Emerging Issues	22
	Research on Human Rights Education: History	22
	Defining Human Rights	24
	Social and Cultural Dimension of Human Rights Education	24
	Children’s Rights	25
	Conceptualising Human Rights Education	26
	Current Research on Human Rights Education	26
	Human Rights Education and Implementation and Emerging Issues	28
	Conclusion	30
	Note	30
	References	31
	Part I: Research Trends in Globalisation and Human Rights Education	33
	Chapter 2: Universal Human Rights Education for the Post-2015 Development Agenda	34
	Introduction: Human Rights Education and International Development Agendas	35
	Human Rights Education in International Law	37
	Implementation of International Human Rights Education	39
	The Impact of Human Rights Education	42
	Human Rights and International Development	44
	Linking Law, Education and Development Through Human Rights	46
	Conclusion	48
	References	48
	Chapter 3: From Human Rights to Global Citizenship Education: Movement, Migration, Conflict and Capitalism in the Classroom	53
	Human Rights to Global Citizenship Education: Introduction	54
	Emerging Models, Definitions, and Concepts of HRE	56
	Economic Globalization, Conflict and Migration	60
	HRE and GCE	65
	HRE and Rights-Respecting Citizens	67
	Conclusion	68
	References	69
	Chapter 4: Changing the Culture of Child Rights Through Education	72
	Human Rights Education: Introduction	73
	Child Rights as Human Rights	74
	Child Rights and Education	77
	Changing Ideas Through Education	79
	Changing Teaching Styles	79
	Research Inspired Instruction	80
	Community Climate Change	84
	Education: A Human Rights Change Agent	86
	Conclusion	87
	Notes	87
	References	88
	Chapter 5: Globalization, Decentralization and Local Governments International Networking on Human Rights	90
	Networks and International Interaction	94
	Final Reflection	100
	References	102
	Chapter 6: Curriculum Reform in Transitional Justice Environments: The South African Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Education and the Schooling Sector	104
	Introduction: The Role of the South African Human Rights Commission	105
	South Africa and Transitional Justice	106
	Curriculum Reform in a Transitional Justice Environment	107
	Curriculum and Social Justice	107
	Concepts, Strategies and Supports for Curriculum Reform	108
	Background to Educational Reform in South Africa in the Immediate Post-Apartheid Period	109
	HRE Civil Society Organizations and People’s Education	110
	Progressive Curriculum Reform in Late Apartheid Period	110
	White Paper One	111
	South African Human Rights Commission and the Promotion of Human Rights Education in the Schooling Sector	112
	SAHRC Links with International HRE Standards	112
	The SAHRC and Promotion of Inclusive Processes	113
	HRE Input into the Curriculum Writing Process	113
	HRE Curriculum Review Results	115
	Reflections on Curriculum Reform in the Immediate Post-­Apartheid Period	116
	Competing Purposes of Schooling	116
	The State and Legitimacy	117
	Human Rights and Schools	118
	Conclusion	119
	Notes	120
	Appendices	121
	Appendix A: Human Rights and Inclusivity Checklist for Social Sciences (Grade 9)	121
	Appendix B: Exit-Level Outcomes: Human Rights and Responsibilities	123
	Exit-Level Outcomes: Principles, Values and Attitudes	123
	Exit-Level Outcomes: Participatory Citizenship, Civics and Governance	123
	References	124
	Chapter 7: The Role of Human Rights Education in Social Movements: Case Studies in South Africa and the United States	127
	Introduction	127
	Social Movements	128
	Human Rights Education in Social Movements	129
	South Africa: The Anti-Apartheid Movement	130
	Human Rights Education and Social Movements in South Africa Today	133
	United States: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement	135
	The Human Rights Education Movement in the United States Today	137
	Conclusion	139
	References	139
	Chapter 8: Human Rights Education in the Context of Global Education	142
	Human Rights Education and Civic Education in the Context of Globalization: Introduction	143
	The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights	145
	Some Reflections on the Rise of Human Rights Education	146
	The Council of Europe: Selected Recent Initiatives in the Field of Human Rights Education	148
	Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights	152
	Evaluation	153
	Conclusion	154
	Notes	155
	References	156
	Part II: Globalisation and Human Rights Education: Policy and Pedagogy	157
	Chapter 9: The Importance of Including Human Rights Education in Primary and Secondary Schools: A Focus on Empathy and Respect	158
	Human Rights Education: Introduction	159
	HRE Creates a Framework for Intercultural Respect and Understanding and Reduces Bullying	160
	Historical Perspectives on HRE	160
	Legal Perspectives on HRE	160
	Sociological Perspectives on HRE	161
	Bullying in Schools	161
	HRE Begins with Sharing the Language or Discourse of Human Dignity and Empathy	162
	HRE: Promotes Critical Engagement with Social and Political Realities and Encourages Curiosity	164
	HRE: Develops a Person’s Capacity to Understand, Clarifying and Appreciating Similarities and Differences Among Cultures, and Increases Self-Esteem	165
	HRE Can Help to Clarify a Child’s Rights and Responsibilities to Participate in Society	167
	Power of the Child’s Participation	167
	Conclusion	169
	References	169
	Chapter 10: Human Rights Education with Children in Global South	171
	Human Rights Education with Children in Global South: Introduction	172
	Definition	172
	CR and CRE in an International Comparison	173
	Aim of the Study	174
	What Is COMPASITO?	174
	COMPASITO in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities	175
	Themes	175
	Practicable	176
	Adaptable	176
	Hard to Discuss	176
	Structure	177
	Policy Suggestion	177
	Conclusion	178
	References	179
	Chapter 11: Building Bridges to Religions by Justifying Human Rights	180
	Historical Development of Human Rights Education: Introduction	180
	The Pre-interaction	183
	The Cum-Interaction	189
	The Post-interaction	191
	Conclusions	193
	Notes	194
	References	194
	Chapter 12: Racism, Equality and Civil Liberties in a Multicultural Australia	197
	Universal Human Rights, Local Culture and Human Rights Education: Introduction	198
	The Roots of Australian Human Rights Culture	199
	Australian Democracy and Political Rights	199
	Civil Liberties and the Absence of a Bill of Rights	201
	Equality: The Australian “fair go”	202
	Economic and Social Rights	204
	Equality and the “White Australia” Policy	204
	Contemporary Human Rights Culture in Australia	205
	Expansion of the Egalitarian Ethos	206
	Non-discriminatory Immigration	207
	From Assimilation to Multicultural Australia	208
	Combating Racial Discrimination	211
	Human Rights Education	216
	What Do Australians Know About Human Rights?	216
	Teaching Human Rights at Schools	217
	Key Sources of Learning About Human Rights	219
	What Australians Learn About Human Rights?	222
	Conclusion	224
	Notes	225
	References	227
	Chapter 13: Human Rights Education: Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Right to Education	231
	The Right to Education of School-Aged Children of Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Introduction	232
	The Israeli Context	234
	Background	234
	Population	234
	School Structure	235
	School Finance in Israel	235
	Educational Investment	235
	The Structure of School Finance in Israel	236
	Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel	236
	Policy Actors and the Composition of Their Voices	238
	Methods	239
	Results	240
	The Israeli Ministry of Education’s Regulations	240
	Localities	241
	The Case of Tel Aviv	241
	The Case of Eilat	242
	Eilat’s Recent Policy Reform	242
	The Right to Education and the Prisoner’s Dilemma	243
	Discussion	245
	Conclusion	246
	References	246
	Chapter 14: Human Rights Education and Intercultural Education	248
	Democracy and Human Rights: Introduction	248
	Beyond Mere Human Rightism?	250
	Intercultural Education and the Hegemony of Human Rights: Problematic Supranational Initiatives	252
	Working on the ‘fragilities’ of Human Rights in Intercultural Education	255
	Conclusion	256
	References	257
	Chapter 15: Human Rights in History Textbooks	259
	Human Rights in History Education: Introduction	259
	Indonesia Merdeka Part 1 (1946–1965)	261
	Human Rights as Education Rights	263
	Indonesia Merdeka Part II	265
	Textbooks and Human Rights	267
	Conclusion	269
	Notes	270
	References	270
	Chapter 16: Globalisation and Research in Human Rights Education	272
	Global Neo-liberal Economic Capitalism and Human Rights Education Research	272
	New Paradigm Shift in Pedagogy: Creating a Peaceful and More Inclusive World	274
	Globalisation and Research in Human Rights Education: The Synthesis	275
	References	278
	Index	280