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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
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Update '98.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Updates cases and issues previously discussed in this regular column on human rights in Canada, including racism and anti-Semitism, laws on hate crimes, hate sites on the World Wide Web, the use of the "free speech" defense by hate groups, and legal challenges to antiracist groups by individuals criticized by them. (DSK)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
1998--Human Rights Year.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Promotes teaching human rights at every educational level in conjunction with the United Nations-declared Human Rights Year. Provides World Wide Web addresses for resources on human rights and the Human Rights Year, including the United Nations and Amnesty International. Summarizes UN-suggested guidelines for human rights commemoration…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Liberties, Educational Resources
25 Years of Multiculturalism--Past, Present, and Future, Part 1.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1997
Reviews the implementation and early successes and failures of multicultural education in Canada. Although multicultural education was officially adopted as an educational policy in 1971, it has been reworked and revamped as problems and challenges have arisen. Discusses those incidents that necessitated structural changes in the policy. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Development
25 Years of Multiculturalism--Past, Present and Future, Part II. Focus on Human Rights.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1997
Evaluates the effect of multicultural education on racism in Canada. Maintains that racism is still an integral part of Canadian life and, in some instances, appears to be on the rise. Argues for a vigorous and consistent educational policy emphasizing multicultural and antiracist training. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Development
Hate on the Internet. Focus on Human Rights.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1997
Discusses the recent plethora of Web sites that are sponsored by racist organizations in Canada. The Canadian Human Rights Commission is exploring whether they have jurisdiction over some of these activities according to the Canadian Human Rights Act. Briefly profiles some of the groups and their activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Antisocial Behavior, Civil Liberties, Computer Mediated Communication
Victims, Perpetrators, Bystanders, Activists--Who Are They? Who Are You? Focus on Human Rights.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1997
Reviews the moral issues and political circumstances of the Holocaust. Identifies four prototypical participants and discusses their role and actions in terms of personal decisions. These are: Victims, Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Activists. Concludes with a call for individuals to examine their own efforts at combatting bigotry and hatred. (MJP)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Civil Liberties, Community Responsibility, Foreign Countries
On Power. Focus on Human Rights.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Presents a brief meditation on the power of women, the power of words, and the power of faith to enact social change. Discusses the work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, using her 1873 work "Women in Sacred History," to provide examples of women who made a difference. (MJP)
Descriptors: Activism, Beliefs, Citizenship Responsibility, Ethics
The Somalia Inquiry: What Does It Have to Do with Us? Focus on Human Rights.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Explores the recent scandal concerning Canadian paratroopers' conduct during the United Nations relief and peacekeeping efforts. Three soldiers from an elite commando unit tortured and murdered an unarmed Somali teenager. Government investigation of this incident has focused on racist ideology, socialization of recruits, and chain-of-command…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inquiry
Focus on Human Rights.
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Mock, Karen R. – Canadian Social Studies, 1995
Maintains that educators have been at the forefront in the quest for equal opportunity. Asserts, however, that there is resistance to recognizing and removing bias from the curriculum and instructional materials. Discusses challenges in implementing inclusive education in Canadian schools. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Curriculum Development