Foreword.- Preface.- Contributors.- 1 Globalisation and Human Rights Education: Emerging Issues.- Part I Research Trends in Globalisation and Human Rights Education.- 2 Universal Human Rights Education in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.- 3 From Human Rights to Global Citizenship Education: Movement, Migration, Conflict and Capitalism in the Classroom.- 4 Changing the Culture of Child Rights in the USA.- 5 Globalization, Decentralization and Local Governments International Networking on Human Rights.- 6 Curriculum Reform in Transitional Justice Environments: The South African Human Rights Commission, Humang Rights Education and the Schooling Sector.- 7 The Role of Human Rights Education in Social Movements: Case Studies in South Africa and the United States.- 8 Human Rights Education in the Context of Global Education.- Part II Globalisation and Human Rights Education: Policy and Pedagogy.- 9 The Importance of including Human Rights Education in Primary and Secondary Schools: A Focus on Empathy and Respect.- 10 Human Rights Education with Children in Global South.- 11 Building Bridges to Religions by Justifying Human Rights.- 12 Racism, Equality and Civil Liberties in a Multicultural Australia.- 13 Human Rights Education: Refugees and Asylum Seekers' Right to Education in Israel.- 14 Human Rights Education and Intercultural Education.- 15 Human Rights Education in History Textbooks.- 16 Globalisation and Research in Human Rights Education.
About the Author: Joseph Zajda is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and Arts at the Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specializes in globalisation and education policy reforms, social justice, history education, and values education. He has written and edited 32 books and over 150 book chapters and articles in the areas of globalisation and education policy, higher education, and curriculum reforms. He is also the editor of the twenty four-volume book series Globalisation and Comparative Education (Springer, 2009 & 2016). Recent publications include: Zajda, J. (2014). The Russian Revolution. In G. Ritzer & J. M. Ryan (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization Online; Zajda, J. (2014). Values Education. In D. Phillips (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy. Thousand Oaks: Sage. He edits World Studies in Education, Curriculum and Teaching, and Education and Society for James Nicholas Publishers. His works are found in 265 publications in 4 languages and 9,105 university library holdings globally. He was awarded ARC Discovery Grant ($315,000) Globalising studies of the politics of history education: a comparative analysis of history national curriculum implementation in Russia and Australia (with A. Taylor, Monash University, 2011-2015). Elected as Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (June 2013).
Sev Ozdowski, AM is Director, Equity and Diversity at the University of Western Sydney, Hon. Professor in the Centre of Peace and Conflict Studies, the University of Sydney and President of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education. He played a major role in the development of federal multicultural and human rights policies and institutions in Australia. As the Human Rights Commissioner (2000-05) in Australia, he conducted the ground-breaking National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention: A last resort? and the National Inquiry into Mental Health Services Not for Service . He has worked in senior government positions for over 20 years and published widely on refugee issues, multiculturalism and human rights. Currently he works at two Australian universities and is Chair of the Australian Multicultural Council and of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education.
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