{"product_id":"human-rights-education-9780812249026","title":"Human Rights Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past seven decades, human rights education has blossomed into a global movement. A field of scholarship that utilizes teaching and learning processes, human rights education addresses basic rights and broadens the respect for the dignity and freedom of all peoples. Since the founding of the United Nations and the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, human rights education has worked toward ensuring that schools and non-formal educational spaces become sites of promise and equity.\u003cbr\u003eBringing together the voices of leaders and researchers deeply engaged in understanding the politics and possibilities of human rights education as a field of inquiry, Monisha Bajaj''s \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Education\u003c\/i\u003e shapes our understanding of the practices and processes of the discipline and demonstrates the ways in which it has evolved into a meaningful constellation of scholarship, policy, curricular reform, and pedagogy. Contributions by pioneers in the field, as w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The collection's very existence (all 300-plus pages) signifies the remarkable growth, presence, and diversity of human rights education (HRE) . . . For anyone seeking inspiration and engagement, desiring systemic change and social justice, and hoping to learn more about the construction of work about HRE, through HRE, and for HRE, \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Education\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading.\" * \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Education\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and authoritative survey of the theoretical underpinnings, history, current state, and future of human rights education. This volume provides the field with an exhaustive text that addresses the concepts, complexities, and real world applications of human rights education…By providing a theoretical and experiential foundation for HRE, \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Education\u003c\/i\u003e proves not only that we can build and sustain rights-affirming knowledge bases and learning communities, we must.\" * International Journal of Human Rights Education *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Education\u003c\/i\u003e provides a glimpse into the emerging, complex, multifaceted, and, at times, overgeneralized field of human rights education. The book offers rich theoretical frameworks, global research, and lessons from transformative educational praxis to help readers define and understand human rights education as a distinct field…[This book is recommended] for anyone who works within education including teachers, administrators, social workers, school counselors, school board members, and policymakers [and] any citizen, activist, volunteer, parent, student, or government official interested in working for peace, justice, and a worldwide human rights culture.\" * Humanity \u0026amp; Society *\u003cbr\u003e\"“[Bajaj’s] book provides essential material and resources for scholars, practitioners, activists, and policymakers who wish to engage with this dynamic field, especially in response to the rising tides of neo-fascism, economic exploitation, and the many forms of violence and discrimination in a changing and turbulent world… \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Education\u003c\/i\u003e provides an opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and administrators to reflect on their own practice and helps readers to reimagine a common future for cherishing diversity, praising human dignity and promoting human rights. This is essential if an adequate HRE is to be achieved.\" * Human Rights Education Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"By assembling a collection of essays by leaders in the field of human rights education and drawing from a wide and distinguished set of disciplinary homes, Monisha Bajaj has done a great service to scholars, teachers, and students interested in pursuing this fast-emerging and critically important topic.\" * Jacqueline Bhabha, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHuman Rights Education\u003c\/i\u003e lives up to its promise. Monisha Bajaj has put together an impressive set of studies reviewing the whole rapidly expanding arena, from theory and research to fascinating accounts of practice.\" * John W. Meyer, Stanford University *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405729833303,"sku":"9780812249026","price":45.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812249026.jpg?v=1730493424","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-rights-education-9780812249026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}