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Title: Children's Human Rights Education as a Counter to Social Disadvantage: A Case Study from England
Language: English
Authors: Covell, Katherine, Howe, R. Brian, Polegato, Jillian L.
Source: Educational Research. 2011 53(2):193-206.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2011
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Objectives, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Benefits, Parent Participation, Childrens Rights, Educational Change, Parent School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Advantaged, Program Implementation, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Case Studies
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2011.572367
ISSN: 0013-1881
Abstract: Background: Children's rights education in schools has many social and educational benefits. Among them are a deeper understanding of rights and social responsibility, an improved school climate, and greater school engagement and achievement. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess whether children's rights education has the power to improve educational outcomes for socially disadvantaged children in particular. Sample: A sample of three primary schools was included in the study. These were drawn from a wider sample of English schools participating in the Hampshire Education Local Authority's Rights, Respect and Responsibility initiative (RRR). Design and methods: Building on a longitudinal study, we compared Year 6 children in three schools that varied in the degree to which they had implemented RRR: one in a disadvantaged area that has fully implemented RRR (School 1); one in a disadvantaged area that is now beginning to implement RRR (School 2); and another in a relatively advantaged area that has partially implemented RRR (School 3). We assessed levels of school engagement, optimism, self-concept, parental involvement, school problems, education and career aspirations, and participation in school and community. Results: Compared with their peers in the other two schools, students attending School 1 reported significantly higher levels of school engagement, fewer social problems, greater optimism and higher self-concepts. Conclusions: The findings reported here, together with previous data, suggest that fully implemented children's human rights education, among its other benefits, may be one means of narrowing the gap between socially disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers. (Contains 5 tables and 1 note.)
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Entry Date: 2011
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