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Human Rights Learning: Pedagogies and Politics of Peace

Retrospective Reflection on “Human Rights Learning: Pedagogies and Politics of Peace” (2008)

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Betty A. Reardon: A Pioneer in Education for Peace and Human Rights

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice ((BRIEFSPIONEER,volume 26))

Abstract

Human rights are a central concern of The UNESCO Chair at the University of Puerto Rico, an active center for Latin American and Spanish language peace education. Communally run by an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary group of scholars associated with the University, the Chair advocates and practices Freirean methodologies in the academy and the community.

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Notes

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    This chapter comprises selections from a paper based on a lecture on “Human Rights Learning: Pedagogies and Politics of Peace,” delivered for the UNESCO Chair for Peace Education, Master Conference at the University of Puerto Rico, April 15, 2009. The permission to publish this text was granted by Dr. Anita Yudkin, University of Puerto Rico, on 9 March 2014. Reardon, Betty A. Human Rights Learning: Pedagogies and Politics of Peace. San Juan, Puerto Rico: UNESCO Chair for Peace Education, University of Puerto Rico, 2010.

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    I have dealt in more depth with the concept of the problematic and its function in peace education in Reardon, Betty A. Education for a Culture of Peace in a Gender Perspective. Paris: UNESCO, 2001: 128.

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    This way of learning is elaborated upon in Reardon, Education for a Culture of Peace in a Gender Perspective: 168.

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    I should like to acknowledge as well John Dewey largely as interpreted by Lawrence Metcalf whose work on reflective teaching has had significant influence on my own concepts and practice of critical pedagogy.

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Reardon, B.A. (2015). Human Rights Learning: Pedagogies and Politics of Peace. In: Betty A. Reardon: A Pioneer in Education for Peace and Human Rights. SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08967-6_11

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