Call for Papers "The United Nations, Human Rights and Moral Education: Theory and Practice" 2nd Annual Conference Institute for Human Rights and School of Education, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) Fort Wayne, IN (USA) 20-22 April 2006
The Institute for Human Rights together with the IPFW School of Education is issuing a call for papers on the roles played by the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by the U.N. Declaration and Convention on the Rights of the Child in moral education. We also invite educators to propose demonstrations and critical discussion of human rights pedagogy in secondary and primary schools. Potential contributors - from education, moral philosophy, European studies, and American studies - are invited to submit two-page proposals for conference research papers. Paper proposals will be competitively reviewed. The proceedings, including discussions of pedagogical demonstrations, will be published by the Institute with the support of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. The deadline for all proposals is December 1, 2005. The conference will explore the interplay between the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in its ethical dimension, and the diverse existing ethical practices and beliefs in the world, especially as they inform educational outcomes. Suggested Paper and Workshop Topics: - U.N. Declarations and Conventions in relation to churches, political parties, constitutions, and public and private moral education - The balance between parental and childrens rights, and between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Rights of the Child - The treatment of children as dialogue partners with human rights vs. subordinating childrens rights to the development of adult human rights - Possible conflicts between U.N. documents and home schooling - The creation of space in school curricula for human rights education, and developing pedagogies for human rights education - Teaching Diversity through the Lens of Human Rights - Teaching for Moral Education, Character Building, and/or Citizenship Proposals on other related topics and workshops are also welcome. Each proposal should include a 50-word abstract and a 500-word summary of the argument and evidence, or the workshop presentation, and a brief bibliography of work in the field. Contact: Clark Butler Director Institute for Human Rights, IPFW Fort Wayne, IN 46805 USA Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ipfw.edu/hri/2006callforpapers.html _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
