To teach and to learn Human Rights at university: do genders perceive this educational experience differently?

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19137/els-2024-232306

Keywords:

higher education, human rights education, education, undergraduate student, relevance of education

Abstract

This paper analyses one particular experience of Human Rights Education at the university environment: the "Seminar on Justice and Human Rights" at the National University of Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The course is compulsory and cross-cutting for students taking undergraduate and undergraduate degree courses at that institution. The general objective of this research was to community experienced this type of training spaces. The analysis was carried out from the perspective of the participants, especially the students, which is a fundamental and understudied approach in this field. The methodology used was mixed: both, 1703 student surveys conducted in the period 2017-2022 and three semi structured interviews with teachers during 2023, were analysed. Among the main results, it was observed that the cis-male group showed less interest in gender issues and in the fact that there is this type of compulsory education at the university environment, compared to the other groups. In addition, it was noted that the different groups are questioned differently, depending on the topic in question. Finally, the article ends with some reflections on masculinities in the processes of Human Rights Education at university.

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Author Biography

Natalia Gabriela Naz , National Scientific and Technical Research Council

Becaria doctoral por la Universidad Nacional de Lanús y el Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Trabaja en temas de Educación en Derechos Humanos en el nivel superior universitario. Es Técnica Nacional en Tiempo Libre y Recreación y Licenciada en Trabajo Social. Doctoranda en Derechos Humanos por la Universidad Nacional de Lanús (Argentina), integra el equipo de investigación "Hacia una justicia curricular: la formación en derechos humanos en el sistema de educación superior. Un estudio sobre el área metropolitana de Buenos Aires" del Instituto de Justicia y Derechos Humanos “Eduardo L. Duhalde” Universidad Nacional de Lanús. El ORCID iD completo, publicaciones y el enlace a su registro público es https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1651-4885

Published

2024-08-29