Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ500385
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Human Rights and Social Policy in the United States: An Educational Agenda for the 21st Century.
Wronka, Joseph
Journal of Moral Education, v23 n3 p261-72 1994
Contends that human rights education, particularly in the United States, tends to emphasize civil and political rights. Argues the need to emphasize economic and social rights and the interdependency of human rights. Contends that moral education should open discussion and scholarship so that students will choose their values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education, Political Attitudes, Politics of Education, Social Change, Social Environment, Social Influences, Social Values, Sociocultural Patterns, United States History, Values Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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