Exploring school ethos: an investigation of children's human rights in two secondary institutions in Hong Kong

被引:5
作者
Lo, Yan Lam [1 ]
Leung, Yan Wing [2 ]
Yuen, Wai Wa [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Inst Social Sci Res, Room 417,Level 4,Gen Purpose North 3 Bldg 39A, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
[2] Hong Kong Inst Educ, Dept Educ Policy & Leadership, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
human rights friendly school ethos; children's rights in schools; human rights education; children's rights education; Hong Kong;
D O I
10.1080/14675986.2015.1048078
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
From 2009 to 2011, the authors launched the Basic Law Education Project: Education for Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong. This article focuses on a subset of the overarching data-set and discusses the findings that resulted from a comparative analysis of two participating schools. A survey was deployed to assess the extent to which a human rights friendly ethos existed in several institutions. Randomly selected students and all teachers from both schools were invited to participate. The collected data revealed noteworthy trends in mean scores between teachers and students in areas such as equal and fair treatment; protection of and appeal for rights; and feelings of being loved, respected, and blessed. School mission and leadership style appeared to account for significant differences. Additionally, we offer recommendations for practices that may improve human rights ethos in schools.
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页码:192 / 209
页数:18
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