Adulthood and the Right to Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-90
Author(s):  
Christopher Martin

This chapter argues that holding personal autonomy as a political ideal entails a right to education over a full life, not just childhood. The first section reviews the terms under which autonomy is commonly held to be basic to liberal citizenship and how this justifies an individual right to a basic compulsory education in childhood. The second section argues that the tendency to see this right as applying to childhood only is due to an unduly narrow view of autonomy as a political ideal. Finally, it defends an expanded view of autonomy that justifies a role for education in a good life in media res. This role is held to be sufficiently important enough to warrant extending citizens’ educational rights to include post-compulsory provision.

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
María Ester Mancebo ◽  
Julia Pérez Zorrilla

In 2008, the Uruguayan General Education Law was enacted, stipulating the right to education and extending compulsory education from nine to fourteen years. This article analyzes the obstacles to design and implement educational policies to improve secondary education attainment rates during the governments headed by the Frente Amplio party from 2005 on. Using a qualitative approach, we employed a triangulation method that includes document analysis (laws and institutional reports) and 49 semi-structured interviews conducted between 2011 and 2015; the interviews covered government authorities, legislators, bureaucrats, experts and union leaders. We identified three potential causes of this policy gridlock: the institutional fragmentation of the educational system; the ideological disagreement between educational authorities and party members; and the teacher’s union veto. The educational policy stalemate in secondary education is explained by these multiple factors and their interaction.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (253) ◽  
pp. 149-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usree Bhattacharya ◽  
Lei Jiang

Abstract While the broader ambition of the Indian government’s Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act (2009) has been lauded, scholars have expressed reservations with the universal education measure. One area that has not been adequately addressed within these debates is the instructional medium. While RTE (2009) recognizes children who are “disadvantaged” as linguistic minorities, and stipulates that the “medium of instruction shall, as far as practicable, be in child’s mother tongue”, it offers little further direction. India is home to more than 1,652 languages, but only 43 languages function as instructional media. Therefore, the majority of children learn in a tongue that is not their home language, experiencing serious educational disadvantages. How this issue complicates the intent of the RTE (2009) Act remains to be explored. This article examines this gap using the theoretical lens of dis-citizenship, which is conceptualized in terms of exclusions experienced by marginalized groups. Here, we focus on those marginalized by the language of instruction. We investigate questions about language access, inclusion, equity, and rights arising from RTE (2009), within the narrative of India’s complex, hierarchical multilingualism.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-23
Author(s):  
Dewi Ratnawati ◽  
Sulistyorini Sulistyorini ◽  
Ahmad Zainal Abidin

Abstract. Educational discrimination often occurs in people's lives. This is influenced by the distinction that appear from the community itself. This distinction can be seen from the perspective of the community to educational rights of men and women. The main factors that influence the emergence of discrimination against the right to education include normal or traditional rules that kill the character of women, the physical form of women, the economic pace, misinterpretation of religious teachings, and cultural beliefs that grow in the lives of rural communities. This requires a maximum effort in aligning the paradigm between rural communities and communities by involving religious teachings as supporters of the realization of equal educational rights for men and women. By using exploratory-descriptive eruption studies, it results in findings that the viewpoints related to equality of education rights of men and women are divided in two. First, the viewpoint of the community which encompasses patriarchal culture, humanism, economics, and education. Second, the viewpoint of the Hadith and the Al-Qur'an. Abstrak. Diskriminasi pendidikan kerapkali terjadi di dalam kehidupan masyarakat. Hal ini dipengaruhi oleh distingsi yang muncul dari masyarakat itu sendiri. Distingsi itu dapat dilihat dari sudut pandang masyarakat terhadap hak pendidikan laki-laki dan perempuan. Faktor utama yang mempengaruhi munculnya diskriminasi terhadap hak pendidikan meliputi normal atau aturan tradisional yang membunuh karakter perempuan, bentuk fisik perempuan, laju ekonomi, penafsiran yang salah terhadap ajaran agama, serta keyakinan budaya yang tumbuh dalam kehidupan masyarakat pedesaan. Hal ini membutuhkan usaha maksimal dalam penyelarasan paradigma antara masyarakat pedesaan dan masyarakat perkotaan dengan melibatkan ajaran agama sebagai pendukung terhadap realisasi kesetaraan hak pendidikan laki-laki dan perempuan. Dengan menggunakan studi leterasi berupa eksploratif-deskriptif, mengahasilkan temuan bahwa sudut pandang terkait kesetaraan hak pendidikan laki-laki dan perempuan dibagi dua. Pertama, sudut pandang masyarakat yang meliputi budaya patriarki, budaya humanisme, ekonomi, dan edukasi. Kedua, sudut pandang perspektif hadits dan Al-Qur’an. 


Author(s):  
Maria das Graça Santos Ribeiro ◽  
Igor Tairone Ramos dos Santos ◽  
Adenilson Souza Cunha Junior

The present work is the result of studies performed at the college’s subject Education, Public Policy and Management in Education. The function of this work is to investigate the tensions, contradictions and new challenges that are engendered in the confrontations towards the assurance and the denial of the right to education for the peasant population. The research was developed through a documentation analysis of qualitative nature, guided in the dialectical historical materialism approach as a method. This work is based on the theoretical assumptions defended by Arroyo and Fernandes (1999), Caldart (2003; 2011), Marx and Engels (2011, among others. The findings indicate advances in the Education National Plan (2014), but it did not show significant achievements towards the Field’s Education. There is a long way to go in the educational rights for the peasant population, which are permeated by tensions, contradictions and challenges. significant achievements with regard to the Rural Education.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-276
Author(s):  
JOGINDER SINGH

The Right to education,2009 is a historical right in India with a commitment to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14. The Haryana government has notified its rules under the title “Rules for Haryana State under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education 2010.”The study is based on mainly secondary data. An attempt has been made to examine the government’s initiative to ensure its effective implementation and also suggest measures for the improvements. The results indicate that The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 seems to have remained on paper more not only in the Haryana but in other states also.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-352
Author(s):  
Mónica Martínez López-Sáez ◽  
Roser Almenar Rodríguez

Gender-separate education, understood as a pedagogical model that provides separate schooling for boys and girls, has been subject to legal and public scrutiny for the past thirty years. Nonetheless, it has not been until 2018 that this educational option was put into the spotlight, especially regarding its constitutionality and compatibility with arts. 1.1, 9.2 and 14 of the Spanish Constitution, which constitute a manifestation of the principles of equality and non-discrimination, while at the same time trying to balance it with art. 27 of said constitutional text, with respect to the right to education and freedom to choose and create educational centers. Against this backdrop, the present paper reviews the constitutional state of play and makes further reflections from a rights-based perspective and taking into account the cultural pluralism that characterizes contemporary societies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
RN Nylon Marishane

This paper focuses on the school's protection of the right to education for immigrant learners as perceived by their parents.  With its approach to the subject from the human rights-based educational perspective, this paper sought to examine immigrant parents' views on their children's right to education against their background as vulnerable and marginalised school community members. The assumption on which the study presented in this paper is based is that meaningful discussion on the right to education for immigrant learners cannot be disconnected from the challenges their parents face in educating them. Immigrant parents have their views and experiences relating to children's educational rights, which are seldom studied. Guided by this view, a qualitative approach was followed to gather data through semi-structured individual interviews held with parents of immigrant learners from four purposively selected South African township schools. The results show that immigrant parents experience enormous challenges in the education of their children in South African schools. While some of the challenges are transferred from them to their children because of non-citizenship, they attribute most of the challenges to people who teach their children, namely, teachers.      Received: 2 August 2021 / Accepted: 3 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Cristiane Machado ◽  
Edson Francisco de Andrade

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar as injunções da legislação educacional no movimento de democratização do direito à educação no Brasil. À luz da literatura da área, concebe-se a democracia e a ação colaborativa como fundamentos basilares tanto à garantia de direitos aos cidadãos, quanto à efetivação de incumbências por parte do Poder Público. Aborda-se, inicialmente, o advento da educação básica como nova configuração organizativa das etapas e modalidades de ensino obrigatórias no país. Em seguida, analisa-se os dispositivos legais que modificam, especificamente, o Título III da Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional – LDBEN, nº 9.394/1996, Do Direito à Educação e Do Dever de Educar. Os resultados do estudo reconhecem a expansão e diversificação da oferta da educação básica como construto favorável à garantia do direito à educação. Foi possível também inferir que a delimitação da obrigatoriedade e da gratuidade do ensino, ao período dos 04 aos 17 anos de idade, conforme consta na letra da lei, ao mesmo tempo em que estabelece o interstício ideal para a efetivação Do Direito à Educação, também oferece margem interpretativa para eventual flexibilização Do Dever de Educar por parte do Poder Público. Com efeito, a defesa da educação como direito humano fundamental, além de demandar o cumprimento da incumbência Estatal, constitui, sobremaneira, corresponsabilidade a ser protagonizada pela sociedade civil organizada.Palavras-chave: LDBEN/1996; Direito à educação; Dever de educar; Democratização do ensinoDEMOCRATIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO BASIC EDUCATION IN BRAZIL: some considerationsAbstractThis article aims to analyze the injunctions of educational legislation in the movement to democratize the right to education in Brazil. In the light of the literature in the area, democracy and collaborative action are conceived as basic foundations both in guaranteeing citizens' rights and in carrying out tasks on the part of the government. Initially, the advent of basic education is approached as a new organizational configuration of the stages and modalities of compulsory education in the country. Then, the legal provisions that specifically modify Title III of the Law of Directives and Bases of Education are analyzed National - LDBEN, nº 9.394 / 1996, From the Right to Education and the Duty to Educate. The results of the study recognize the expansion and diversification of the offer of basic education as a construct favorable to guaranteeing the right to education. It was also possible to infer that the delimitation of mandatory and free education, from 4 to 17 years of age, as stated in the letter of the law, while establishing the ideal interstice for the realization of the Right to Education, also it offers an interpretive margin for eventual flexibility of the Duty to Educate by the Public Power. Indeed, the defense of education as a fundamental human right, in addition to demanding compliance with the State's mandate, is, above all, co-responsibility to be played by organized civil society.Keywords: LDBEN / 1996; Right to education; Duty to educate; Democratization of educationDEMOCRATIZACIÓN DEL DERECHO A LA EDUCACIÓN BÁSICA EN BRASIL: algunas consideracionesResumen Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar los mandatos de la legislación educativa en el movimiento para democratizar el derecho a la educación en Brasil. A la luz de la literatura en el área, la democracia y la acción colaborativa se conciben como pilares básicos tanto en la garantía de los derechos ciudadanos como en el desempeño de las tareas de gobierno. Inicialmente se aborda el advenimiento de la educación básica como una nueva configuración organizativa de las etapas y modalidades de la educación obligatoria en el país, luego se analizan las disposiciones legales que modifican específicamente el Título III de la Ley de Directrices y Bases de la Educación. Nacional - LDBEN, nº 9.394 / 1996, Del derecho a la educación y el deber de educar. Los resultados del estudio reconocen la expansión y diversificación de la oferta de educación básica como un constructo favorable para garantizar el derecho a la educación. También se pudo inferir que la delimitación de la educación obligatoria y gratuita, de los 4 a los 17 años, como se establece en la letra de la ley, al tiempo que se establece el intersticio ideal para la realización del Derecho a la Educación, también ofrece un margen interpretativo para una eventual flexibilización del Deber de Educar por parte del Poder Público. En efecto, la defensa de la educación como derecho humano fundamental, además de exigir el cumplimiento del mandato del Estado, es, ante todo, una corresponsabilidad de la sociedad civil organizada.Palabras clave: LDBEN / 1996; Derecho a la educación; Deber de educar; Democratización de la educación


2021 ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
Neha Chowdhary

Importance of education realised by the whole world after it declared as a fundamental human right by UDHR in 1948 which is the rst international legal instrument to give such recognition and paved the way for many positive changes to attain the goals set by various international organizations like UNESCO and ILO. With the strong efforts of various social reformers and various initiatives of government India has tried to reform its education policies time to time. The 86th amendment Act 2002, which came into effect on 1st April, 2010, has made changes in the Constitution of India by inserting Article 21A, amending Article 45 and by inserting Article 51A(k) and nally the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009. With the enactment of the Act of 2009 popularly known as RTE, a strong initiative taken by the government successfully bring hope in hearts and minds of many Indian citizens. Today education is not limited to those having stronger economic background but after the introduction of Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 it became the right of every child. In this research article an effort has been made to cover the journey of “education in India” and to see how successfully it can make a difference in many lives to realise them its importance


2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shulamit Almog ◽  
Lotem Perry-Hazan

The contention put forward here is that a conceptualization of the right to adaptable education, derived from international human rights law, may be a key factor in interpreting and reviving the notion of multiculturalism in education. We will begin by analyzing two interrelated dimensions of the right to adaptable education: adaptability to the children’s circles of cultural affiliations and adaptability to the children’s preferences. We will continue by describing the need to balance between the right to adaptable education and other features of the right to education - available education, accessible education and acceptable education - as well as with parental rights and social interests. We will conclude by suggesting that the right to adaptable education, as it is defined by international human rights law, can be employed both as a safeguard against denying children educational rights by using the pretext of multiculturalism and as a means for furnishing the notion of multiculturalism with honed, multilayered relevance.


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