Human Rights Education with Socioscientific Issues through the Environmental Education Courses
Abstract
Purpose: Human rights education is vital for democratic societies. For an effective human rights education, teachers need to have an in-depth comprehension regarding human rights in the first place. Accordingly, this study aimed to develop, implement and evaluate the Human Rights Curriculum Based on Socioscientific issues as Part of the Environmental Education Course (HRCSEC) for pre-service primary school teachers (PPSTs). Method: This study was designed as a quasi-experimental study with non-equivalent pre-test/post-test control group. The participants of the study include 77 PSPTs
38 of whom were included in the
experimental group and 39 of whom were included in the control group. The
implementation lasted for 14 weeks within the scope of the study. Results: The study results showed that
following the implementation the experimental group pre-service teachers had
significantly higher knowledge and attitudes regarding human rights compared to
the control group pre-service teachers. In addition, the experimental group
pre-service teachers were equipped with various acquisitions, in addition to
knowledge and attitude development regarding human rights, such as, the
relationship between environment and human rights and knowledge development. Implications for Research and Practice: According
to the results of the research, it can be suggested to establish a human rights
connection with SSI in environmental education courses for PSPTs to gain a
holistic understanding of environment and human rights and in order to gain
knowledge and attitude about human rights. For comprehensive information on the
situation, studies can be conducted in environmental courses at different
levels of education.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ayse Ozturk
This is me
Publication Date
September 20, 2018
Submission Date
September 20, 2018
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 18 Number: 77