Abstract
M.Ed.
Human rights in education in South Africa in general and in
Reiger Park in particular has become an area of contention.
This is reflected by the lack of understanding of human
rights by teachers, parents and pupils alike. The teachers,
parents, as well as pupils have different interpretations of
what human rights mean to them and often create feelings of
complacency and sometimes indolent behaviour of some
teachers, parents as well as pupils. The teachers. parents
and pupils need to be made aware of the importance of human
rights as a means to achieve a democratic society rather than
working against it.(see 4.8.2)
This study wishes to address the above-mentioned issues by
seeking answers to the following questions:
Do people know about human rights ?
What are their attitudes towards human rights?
What are their attitudes towards discipline along human
rights principles?
-Is there a necessity to include human rights education in
the school curriculum ?
How human rights education ought to be introduced in the
school ?
The aim of the research is to look at overseas
countries to see if there are patterns or trends in
human rights education and whether these global problems are
are experienced in a local context. To find out whether
people know about human rights, their attitudes towards human
rights as well as their attitudes towards discipline along
the principles of human rights. The research also aims to
find out how human rights would be incorporated in the school
curriculum.