Focussing on Equal Rights in Teacher Education

Human rights and democracy in schools do they mean more than ``picking up litter and not killing whales''?

“…"Materials which invite young people to examine critically their own education are very rare" (Osler, 1995). "Exposure to one's rights, and skills in challenging discrimination are not in the forefront of reasons for increased government expenditure on education....It is difficult to reconcile the screening function of schooling with an acceptance of universal rights" (Davies, 1994). Real human rights education combines talk with action, as staff and students work together to increase respect for rights in all aspects of their school (Griffith, 1998).…”