QUB & UNICEF MARCH 2015 CHILD RIGHTS EDUCATION STUDY 1 © LEE JEROME Teaching and learning about child rights: A study of implementation in 26 countries Lee Jerome, Lesley Emerson, Laura Lundy and Karen Orr unite for children CHILD RIGHTS EDUCATION QUB & UNICEF MARCH 2015 2 STUDY This research was commissioned and funded by the Advocacy and Child Rights Education Unit at the UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division, Geneva. This baseline research undertaken by the Centre for Children’s Rights in Queens’ University Belfast contributes to the global debate on child rights education. The statements expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or the views of UNICEF. They are published in order to stimulate further dialogue on issues affecting children. For further information about this project contact: Lee Jerome Centre for Children’s Rights School of Education Queen’s University Belfast [email protected] Marie Wernham Advocacy and Child Rights Education Unit UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division Geneva [email protected] Cover translation: ‘Children have the right to protection from exploitation and abuse’, Albert-Schweitzer-Schule, Germany QUB & UNICEF MARCH 2015 CHILD RIGHTS EDUCATION STUDY 3 CHILD RIGHTS EDUCATION QUB & UNICEF MARCH 2015 4 STUDY CONTENTS Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Executive summary ......................................................................................................................... 8 Curriculum ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Teacher education ........................................................................................................................... 9 Monitoring and quality assurance ................................................................................................... 9 Participation .................................................................................................................................... 9 Literature review ........................................................................................................................... 10 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 10 What is child rights education? ..................................................................................................... 10 What do we know about the impact of CRE? .............................................................................. 12 What do we know about the implementation of CRE? ................................................................ 13 What do we know about the role of educators? .......................................................................... 15 Where does CRE fit? .................................................................................................................... 17 Who promotes CRE? .................................................................................................................... 18 Ideology, context and meanings ................................................................................................... 18 Summary....................................................................................................................................... 21 Findings from the survey .............................................................................................................. 22 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 22 Overview....................................................................................................................................... 22 Survey themes .............................................................................................................................. 24 Theme 1: Learning about, through and for rights ................................................................... 24 Theme 2: Teacher education ................................................................................................... 27 Theme 3: Networks and influencers ....................................................................................... 28 Theme 4: Access to resources ............................................................................................... 29 Country summaries ...................................................................................................................... 30 Australia ................................................................................................................................... 30 Austria ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Belgium ................................................................................................................................... 31 Canada .................................................................................................................................... 32 Denmark .................................................................................................................................. 32 Finland ..................................................................................................................................... 33 France ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Germany .................................................................................................................................. 34 Hong Kong ............................................................................................................................... 34 Hungary ................................................................................................................................... 35 Iceland ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Ireland ...................................................................................................................................... 36 Israel ........................................................................................................................................ 36 QUB & UNICEF MARCH 2015 CHILD RIGHTS EDUCATION STUDY 5 Italy .......................................................................................................................................... 37 New Zealand ........................................................................................................................... 37 Norway .................................................................................................................................... 38 Poland ...................................................................................................................................... 38 Republic of Korea .................................................................................................................... 39 Scotland................................................................................................................................... 39 Slovakia ................................................................................................................................... 40 Slovenia ................................................................................................................................... 40 Spain ........................................................................................................................................ 41 Sweden ................................................................................................................................... 41 Switzerland .............................................................................................................................. 42 The Netherlands ...................................................................................................................... 42 USA ......................................................................................................................................... 43 Findings from case studies .......................................................................................................... 44 Belgium case study: planning a teacher education strategy ........................................................ 44 Finland case study: building relationships to implement CRE ...................................................... 50 France case study: making the most of new opportunities ......................................................... 52 Germany case study: nurturing quality CRE in one area .............................................................. 54 Hong Kong case study: the role of research in evidence-informed advocacy ............................. 56 Israel case study: connecting top-down and bottom-up developments ...................................... 58 Scotland case study: bottom-up CRE through the Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) .. 60 Conclusions 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