No-one respects them anyway: Secondary school students’ perceptions of human rights education in Turkey
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Tarih
2011
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CC0 1.0 Universal
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Özet
The incorporation of compulsory courses on human rights into the secondary school curriculum in 1998 has been an important first step in developing respect for human rights and responsibilities among the younger generation in Turkey. Yet, these courses have many shortcomings in terms of materials, pedagogy and teacher attitudes. This paper explores Grades 7 and 8 (ages 13 and 14) students’ experiences in Citizenship and Human Rights Education courses on the basis of qualitative data collected through focus group discussions in Ankara and Istanbul in the 2006–2007 academic year. The responses of the students indicate that these courses have had little impact in empowering students or in facilitating them to consider their own or others’ human rights as an integral part of their lives. Rather, the students perceive the national and the global arena as characterized by mass human rights violations against which they feel powerless. The paper draws attention to the importance of a revised human rights education for students along with a global focus and appropriate methodology.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Human rights education, Education in Turkey, Textbooks
Kaynak
Intercultural Education
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
22
Sayı
1
Künye
Bağlı, M. T. ve Çayır, K. (2011). No-one respects them anyway: Secondary school students’ perceptions of human rights education in Turkey. Intercultural Education, 22(1), s. 1-14.
