LawEducationPolitical Science

J. Steen, S. Mathiesen

2005.9.1Journal of Teaching in Social Work

DOI: 10.1300/j067v25n03_09

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Human rights education is lacking in social work curricula and schools of law have a disparity in integrating human rights in graduate-level education.

Abstract

Abstract This article presents a descriptive assessment of human rights education within schools of social work and law. A review of course titles and descriptions within MSW programs and law programs was conducted for identification of human rights content. The results suggest a dearth of human rights content in social work curricula and a great disparity between schools of social work and schools of law in the integration of human rights in graduate level education. Recommendations for further development of human rights education are provided.

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STEEN, J.; MATHIESEN, S. Human rights education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2005, 25: 143–156.