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Chitsamatanga, Bellita Banda; Ntlama-Makhanya, Nomthandazo – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2022
The right to basic education of a child is a requirement of human dignity. South Africa, through its new dispensation and conformity with human rights laws, is expected to transform and be consistent with the provision of the Constitution of 1996 that promotes and protects the best interest of the child. However, the current standards in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Student Rights, Access to Education
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van der Walt, Johannes; Oosthuizen, Izak – Perspectives in Education, 2021
The indigenous sub-Saharan African philosophy of "ubuntu" that comes down to the expression: "I am a human being because of being with other human beings", developed over centuries. This philosophy, embodying the notion of deep respect for all human beings, is rooted in a humane inclination towards kindness and sound…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Altruism, Human Dignity
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Becker, Anne – Human Rights Education Review, 2021
The aim of this paper is to search for possibilities to change the terms and content of conversations on colonial/decolonial human rights education. The content of conversations consists of what we know about human rights. The terms of conversations are the principles, assumptions, and rules of knowing in human rights education. The terms and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Course Content, Teaching Methods, Ethnocentrism