Moral and human rights education: the contribution of the United Nations

Moral education can take many forms. With the end of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (UNDHRE) (1995-2004), we critically review developments in human rights education (HRE) during those ten years in the context of moral education. We argue that, despite some modest successes, th...

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Published in:Journal of moral education 2008-03, Vol.37 (1), p.115-132
Main Authors: Print, Murray, Ugarte, Carolina, Naval, Concepción, Mihr, Anja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Civil Rights
Educational Planning
Educational sociology
Ethical Instruction
Foreign Countries
Human rights
International Organizations
Longitudinal studies
Member states
Moral education
Moral Values
Morality
Pedagogy
Program Development
Social impact
Social justice
Social programmes
United Nations
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Summary:Moral education can take many forms. With the end of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (UNDHRE) (1995-2004), we critically review developments in human rights education (HRE) during those ten years in the context of moral education. We argue that, despite some modest successes, the decade lacked direction and a major impact and has failed to prepare a sound basis for securing HRE internationally. These outcomes largely account for the United Nations' (UN) decision in 2005 to initiate the World Programme for Human Rights Education. Meanwhile initiatives in defining the goals and practice of HRE have happened outside the UN context. Overall the UN's contribution to building HRE and moral education has, at best, been marginally successful due in large measure to the inherent weaknesses of the organisation as well as the UN's inability to engage member states.
ISSN:0305-7240
1465-3877
DOI:10.1080/03057240701803726