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The United Nation created the World Programme for Human Rights Education to advance implementation of human rights education (HRE). This study is an exploration of some aspects of the Second Phase of the Programme as it pertains to the incorporation of human rights education into higher education settings. It concludes that there is a global attempt to integrate HRE into higher education, particularly at the course level in medical, legal, and political departments. Content and pedagogical approaches vary significantly. The role of higher education in stimulating HRE research is under-developed. Higher education has a powerful opportunity to do much more to integrate and advance HRE in the future.
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Vissing, Y. (2020). A Review of Human Rights Education in Higher Education. In: Zajda, J. (eds) Human Rights Education Globally. Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1913-9_2
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