Estado de los derechos de la niñez y la juventud en las obras lasallistas de América Latina y el Caribe
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Date
2008
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Abstract
Introduction. The decade for education in the sphere
of human rights, proclaimed by UN in 1997, has
boosted the strengthening of programs to increase
the respect for human rights, which are an urgent
educational priority by the Latin American Educative
Regional Lasallian Project (PERLA) in 2001.
Objective. To evaluate the efforts made in the
Lasallian educative institutes in Latin America and
the Caribbean in favor of the rights of children and
the young. Materials and methods. Research with
a descriptive focus, that analyzes several aspects of
education for the rights, particularly in skills related
to the discussion of human rights, the promotion of
abilities for judging situations, social skills, increase
of the knowledge on human rights, the democratic
ambience in the classroom and successful
experiences in the educational framework concerning
human rights. For that purpose, the information was
collected between September 2006 and July 2007,
using an instrument that included qualitative and
quantitative indicators referred to the bundle of data
necessary to show the situation in every educative
program. Results. The experiences that take place
in the Lasallian programs from the region are involving
students and teachers, impacting the communities in the surroundings and the parents. Besides, those
experiences evidence that the Lasallian programs
have assumed a wide for the teaching of human
rights, not only covering contents but habits and
resources that allow the exercise and defense of
human rights in an environment of respect towards
the others. Conclusion. All of the Lasallian educative
programs that participated in the research work have
a big commitment with teaching human rights.
Therefore, there is a systematic reflection on the
subject.
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Lasallismo, Educación, Proyecto Educativo Regional Lasallista Latinoamericano (Perla), Derechos de la niñez