Dear Susan (and other colleagues), Thank you for the information you shared on the HREA listserv regarding the development of the Human Rights Education emphasis in your program at the University of San Francisco. We are attempting to do something of a similar sort with a likely more insular crowd here in the middle of the contiguous 48. Two years ago we developed an International Justice minor program. Likely the only one in the U.S. sponsored by a criminal justice department. Most of the students taking the courses so far have been our own criminal justice majors. Sadly almost without exception, these students have had no exposure to any notions of international norms regarding civil and political rights, which lie at the heart of justice systems. Thus, it is surprising to see individuals of this typically risk averse crowd readily sign up for such an unknown quantity and then to see their interest continue as they explore the subject matter of the program. I would welcome your thoughts on attempts to reach this type of audience and I applaud your efforts in the new course you are teaching. I have often regretted not getting individuals in our College of Education involved in this type of activity. Sincerely, Don Wallace Donald H. Wallace Professor Department of Criminal Justice 300 Humphreys Bldg. University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 USA Phone: 660/543-8913 Fax: 660/543-8306 >>> Susan Katz 03/02/07 10:23 AM >>> Dear All, I also very much appreciate this dialogue. I would like to share what we are doing at the University of San Francisco. I am in the department of International and Multicultural Education in the School of Education, which is a graduate program. We are developing an emphasis in Human Rights Education for both our MA and Ed.D. degrees. I am currently teaching a new course, "Human Rights Education: Concepts and Pedagogies". I decided to choose case studies which focus on human rights violations post-9/11 in the U.S. (or at least originating in the U.S.) to dispute the widely held myth here in this country that we are the world's champion of human rights. Only 8% of people polled in the U.S. were familiar with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!! I imagine this is one of the lowest percentages around the globe. My colleagues and I strongly believe it is our responsibility to try to change this by providing this direction in our program. Our students are mostly teachers and activists, who will then hopefully take this knowledge to their own communities. ======== North American Human Rights Education listserv ======= Send mail intended for the list to < >. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education-na/ **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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