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Ireland, Timothy Denis, Comp.; Spezia, Carlos Humberto, Comp. – Online Submission, 2014
The present document on the Sixty Years of CONFINTEA was inspired by the desire to register the long fecund history of a global movement which has spanned six decades. Official records and documents produced by and for the conferences, in particular the final reports, elaborated by UNESCO were used as an important source. This process of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Educational History, International Organizations
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Vorhaus, John – London Review of Education, 2014
Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares: "Everyone has the right to education." This implies that the right to education and training applies to all persons, including all persons in prison. This position is considered here from a philosophical point of view and it will receive some support. Yet it is not obvious…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Civil Rights, Access to Education, Role of Education
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Dhillon, Pradeep – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2011
Education lies at the heart of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR): "Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms". However, when education is mentioned in the philosophical literature on human rights, or even within…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Educational Policy, Civil Rights, Poverty
UNICEF, 2015
Education is a human right. The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognize the essential role education plays in human and social development. As stated in article 26 of the Declaration, "Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Civil Rights, Role of Education