Human Rights Education
Human Rights Education (HRE) according to Shiman 1999 is ‘all learning that develops the knowledge, skills and values of human rights’. If HRE is effective then it can change a person’s values, attitudes and behaviour which could potentially be life changing (University of Minnesota, 2009).Despite the widespread recognition of the importance of education and that education is a basic human right; there are staggering statistics to show that many people go without a basic education. Many children miss out on good quality education or any type of education at all due to political and religious conflict against their right to an education. Throughout this essay challenges to HRE will be critically discussed and examples of the challenges to HRE will be given using case studies.
The question of why education is so significant in today’s society is often raised. However many people do not see that education is perhaps one of the most important factors in life. Without education it would be virtually impossible for the world to develop and to eradicate poverty and famine. Through education society can move forward due to people gaining skills and knowledge which give them the ability to devise new ideas to help improve the world. The ability to gain a good job with high pay all comes from a good education and money enables a person to have a better future and live in comfort (Dr. Diamond, 2007). It has been proven that the more educated a person is the more likely they are to live a healthy life style. This is because they are also more likely to utilise health facilities and health information which is available for everyone, this makes a positive impact on their health (Pyke, 2003). This means that education can also lead on to the eradication of diseases such as HIV and AIDS, as a good education equips girls and boys with the knowledge and skills that are necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle and to stay away from such diseases (UNICEF, 2010). Health is vital in
The question of why education is so significant in today’s society is often raised. However many people do not see that education is perhaps one of the most important factors in life. Without education it would be virtually impossible for the world to develop and to eradicate poverty and famine. Through education society can move forward due to people gaining skills and knowledge which give them the ability to devise new ideas to help improve the world. The ability to gain a good job with high pay all comes from a good education and money enables a person to have a better future and live in comfort (Dr. Diamond, 2007). It has been proven that the more educated a person is the more likely they are to live a healthy life style. This is because they are also more likely to utilise health facilities and health information which is available for everyone, this makes a positive impact on their health (Pyke, 2003). This means that education can also lead on to the eradication of diseases such as HIV and AIDS, as a good education equips girls and boys with the knowledge and skills that are necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle and to stay away from such diseases (UNICEF, 2010). Health is vital in
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