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If teachers working toward social justice are serious about bringing to life the spirit of democracy, exploring the ways in which human rights education (HRE) inspires critical consciousness and agency toward the development of beloved communities is crucial (hooks, 1994; King, 1957). Creating and sustaining classroom practices that reflect the principles of human rights requires “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family [as] the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,” which honors the intentions of the United Nation’s human rights declarations and treaties (UDHR, 1948, p. 1). Indeed, HRE is a humanizing epistemology that acknowledges teaching and learning as acts of love.
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Adamian, A.S. (2015). Bringing to Life Human Rights Education in the Science Classroom. In: Katz, S.R., Spero, A.M. (eds) Bringing Human Rights Education to US Classrooms. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137471130_5
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