Open AccessHuman rights and global citizenship in social studies standards in the United States.
Author(s) -
Anatoli Rapoport
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
human rights education review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2535-5406
DOI - 10.7577/hrer.3997
Subject(s) - citizenship , human rights , global citizenship , political science , social rights , state (computer science) , narrative , fundamental rights , environmental ethics , sociology , law , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , politics , computer science
There is a synergetic complementary relationship between human rights education (HRE) and global citizenship education (GCE). Historically, however, HRE began to develop earlier than GCE. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether and to what degree a human rights narrative in the social studies standards of individual US states facilitates the introduction of the concept of global citizenship, and whether social studies standards connect human rights and global citizenship, contextually or thematically. The analysis demonstrates that despite an increased visibility of both concepts, state standards still fall short of demonstrating a clear connection between human rights and global citizenship or utilising a human rights discourse and paradigm to advocate for a broader exposure and acceptance of global citizenship