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Mische, Patricia; And Others – 1980
The document contains a variety of papers that examine the linkages between local concerns and global concerns and explore alternative world futures. An introductory article, "Securing the Human," discusses how the world community needs to develop adequate means to deal with crimes against humans. These means include sound analysis, spiritual…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Human Dignity, Humanization
Peer reviewedLevy, Tedd – Social Education, 1999
Presents the address delivered by President Tedd Levy at the 78th National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference. Stresses that social studies offers students a place to discuss social-environmental problems the culture is suffering from and gives teachers a chance to promote values inherent in a more humane world. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Human Dignity
Tankard, Alice Doumanian – 1973
Human rights issues are brought to the attention of a larger lay public in this source book of questions, topics for discussion, and study of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The original declaration consists of a preamble, introduction, and 30 articles. These are all retained in this lay version which closely follows the…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Global Approach, Human Dignity, Human Relations
Download full textFerguson, Henry, Ed. – 1981
This handbook was designed to help students learn the cultural contexts in which human rights are variously defined. It provides a comparative study of five nations, selected for their geographic and cultural scope, as a unique way to study human rights. Chapter 1 sets the stage for the study by presenting activities for establishing class…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civil Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWilliams, Mary Louise – Update on Law-Related Education, 1997
Presents a lesson plan teaching students to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness and importance of human rights to world peace. Instructional handouts form the basis for student discussion on the history, need, and future of human rights. Debriefing serves as a check to determine whether students understand the material. (MJP)
Descriptors: Civics, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Current Events
Peer reviewedMertz, Gayle – Update on Law-Related Education, 1997
Presents a lesson plan that teaches students the relationship between basic international doctrine and the proliferation and control of weapons of mass destruction. Assigned readings and handouts, including the preamble to the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child, facilitate student reports and group discussions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Childrens Rights, Civics, Civil Liberties
