Summary: This workshop enhance the content of the Convention of the rights of the child and the guiding headlines of our work for change will be the rights to, in and through education. Knowledge and understanding of Education for All and MDG´s targets, relevant international concepts such as child-friendly school, inclusive education and education for democracy and human rights (EDHR) will be on the agenda. We will discuss and summarize experiences from participatory rights-based, learner-friendly and gender-sensitive approaches to teaching as well to learning.
Contact:
- Lena Andersson, Malmö university, Sweden
lena.andersson@mah.se
Workshop Description
Higher education can produce public and private benefits. Higher education can improve a nation’s health, contribute to reduced population growth, improve technology and strengthen governance. Many young African students can´t reach higher education. Theme 3, workshop number two, focus on rights-based education and will in its workshops draw conclusions on factors for success for advancing Education for All in a contex of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
A frequent categorization of the Convention of the Rights of the Child is the 3 P´s (Provision, Protection and Participation). The 3 categories (provision, protection and participation) is a way of categorizing the rights and it was developed by Defence for Children International (DCI) together with UNICEF as a way to describe the contents of the CRC. They were seen as a pedagogical tool; three elements to be necessarily taken into account in formulating policies on any issue. They were chosen to highlight the innovation that children henceforth had not only the right to receive services (provision), and to be protected from acts (protection), but also to play an active role in terms of decisions about their own lives as well as in society as a whole (participation).
The conclusion of our discussions as a whole takes its points of departure in the 3 P´s: Provision (access to food, healthcare, education, social security); Protection (from maltreatment, abuse, neglect, all forms of exploitation) and Participation (having the rights to act, be involved in decision-making).We see them as a theoretical framework which will highlight the important role of Higher Education for Education for All.
Main Topics and Challenges
Knowledge and understanding of:
- EFA and MDG´s targets,
- Child-friendly school,
- Inclusive education,
- Education for democracy and human rights (EDHR)
- Participatory rights-based, learner-friendly and gender-sensitive approaches to teaching and learning.
- Citizenship education/ Civic education
Contribution to Education for All
The workshop will present conclusions and outcomes on Higher Education for Education for All in a CRC perspective.
Format
Short input on experiences of Education for All about Rights based education and the concepts “participation, provision and protection”. Workshop is using cooperative learning strategies and introducing the concept of “give and gain”.
Invitations and contributions to the workshop could address the following questions:
- What would we suggest to improve to better prepare students, parents, schools and universities to reduce the gap to get higher education?
- What experiences do you have using the 3 P’s in the implementation of the CRC?
- What experience do we have from the implementation of EFA?
Participants gather in groups of 6-7
Step 1: group wise: give and gain on experiences on implementation of EFA
Step 2: group wise: categorize the experiences/dilemmas under the 3 P´s;
Step 3: individual: choose one of the three categories,
Step 4: form new groups, focus on successful factors and indicators in EFA. Use the 3 P´s to categorize and summarize factors and indicators of success from the implementation of the EFA
Main Expected Outcomes
- Understand the 3 P’s as a way to categorize the Child Rights Convention and as a tool for implementation EFA
- Understand the gap between Education For All and Higher Education in a CRC context
- Identification of key areas in education and health in reducing the gap.