[hr-education] Articles on HRE in one secondary school in USA

Hello, colleagues.  I share the following publications with all of you,
hoping that you will examine them in light of their human rights content
and share your reactions to them.


William R. Fernekes, "Courage and Commitment:  Paul Robeson, Peacebuilding
and Citizenship Education"  Theory and Research in Social Education, Vol.
32, No. 1, Winter 2004, pp. 105-112.

This article examines how a suburban high school in New Jersey incorporates
study of Paul Robeson's life and work into the social studies curriculum, with
emphasis on his defense of human rights and commitment to principles of
social justice.


William Gaudelli and William R. Fernekes, "Teaching about Global Human
Rights for Global Citizenship."  The Social Studies, January/February
2004, Vol. 95, No. 1, pp. 16-27.

This article presents empirical findings and discussion of an action
research study completed in a suburban New Jersey (NJ) high school
regarding the study of international human rights within the required
world history/cultures course for NJ high school graduation.  The authors
concluded that students view human rights as an important topic in their
study of world history and cultures, that students were inspired to engage
in social action within their own communities through the study of human
rights topics, and that their understanding about the scope and
significance of human rights issues expanded to include not only national
but international perspectives.

If individuals are interested in copies of these articles, you can contact
me off the list at <wferneke@hcrhs.k12.nj.us>.  Both studies draw upon
work done at my place of employment, Hunterdon Central Regional HS,
Flemington New Jersey, USA.  Bill Gaudelli, now an assistant professor at
the University of Central Florida, was formerly a member of our social
studies faculty.


Sincerely,

Bill Fernekes
Supervisor of Social Studies
Hunterdon Central Regional HS
Flemington NJ 08822 USA




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