Human Rights in Everyday Life: Partnering Human Rights and Service-Learning/Engaged Scholarship in Local Communities

Partnerships: A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement

Julie Shackford-Bradley¹ 

[1] University of California at Berkeley

关键词: human rights;    service learning;    community partnerships;    grassroots;    local;    global;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: University of North Carolina at Greensboro

【 摘 要 】

This paper makes the case for integrating human rights and service-learning in the United States. After 50 years of invisibility in the U.S., the language and principles of human rights now form the basis for a national movement for addressing problems at the structural level, and as such, are deeply aligned with the goals and visions of the “critical service-learning�? and “engaged scholarship�? models. As U.S. human rights activities are based mainly at state, municipal and grassroots levels, they provide service-learning students with opportunities to directly engage the laws, principles and strategies of human rights in their own local communities. In turn, students�? enhanced knowledge of human rights principles and strategies for action can enhance linkages between community partners and global human rights networks. Ultimately, such partnerships transform both students�? knowledge and engagement of human rights and the engaged scholarship experience itself. Key words: human rights, service-learning, engaged scholarship,

【 授权许可】

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