Felisa Tibbitts: A Primer for Selecting Democratic and Human Rights Education Teaching Materials

CONTENTS

(organized by age level)

 

Introduction

First Steps: A Manual for Starting Human Rights Education, Amnesty International (UK)  
Model lessons and ideas for lesson development for younger children.

Our World, Our Rights, Education in Human Rights Network (UK)
Individual activities for primary level children 8-12 years old.

Citizenship Education -- Alternative Curriculum for Upper Elementary Level, Jana Ondrácková (Czech Republic). Full-year curriculum for children 10-12 years old.

It's Only Right! A Practical Guide to Learning About the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF. Activities for children 13 years and older.

Human Rights for All, National Institute for Citizenship Education in the Law (USA)
Student (12-18 years old) and teacher textbooks for full-year middle or secondary level course.

Civic Culture, Dakmara Georgescu (Romania)
Student and teacher textbooks for full-year civic curriculum in the 7th and 8th Forms (ages 13 and older).

All Different, All Equal education pack, Council of Europe
Activities for intercultural education for students 14 years and older.

Critical Choices for Hungary: Issue Materials for Social Science Curricula, Joint Eastern Europe Center for Democratic Education and Governance (Hungary and USA)
Student text and teacher's guide for public discussion (14 years and older).

Understand the Law, Citizenship Foundation (UK)
Four-volume series for a whole-year curriculum or infusion (for students 14 years and up).

The School in Democratic Society: A Course Plan for Poland's Future Teachers (Poland and USA)
Full-year pre-service course in the civics field.

 


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