Opportunities and Constraints on Human Rights Education When Academic Freedom Is Not Guaranteed: The Case of Vietnam

Autor/in	Ngo, Huong Thi Minh
Titel	Opportunities and Constraints on Human Rights Education When Academic Freedom Is Not Guaranteed: The Case of Vietnam
Quelle	In: Human Rights Education Review, 2 (2019) 2, S.7-25 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2535-5406
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academic Freedom; Civil Rights; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Government Role; Politics of Education; Ideology; Higher Education; World History; Educational History; Instructional Materials; Teaching Methods; International Cooperation; Advocacy; Educational Research; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Akademische Freiheit; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Ideologie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Weltgeschichte; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Sozialanwaltschaft; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung
Abstract	In Vietnam, academic freedom is not guaranteed. This is especially so in relation to politically sensitive subjects such as human rights. This paper discusses how human rights education (HRE) can develop in such contexts. The Government of Vietnam is a signatory to various UN treaties and, consistent with its obligations, has encouraged the development of specialist human rights degree programmes and the introduction of human rights content into other degree programmes. The paper considers government's role in course approval processes, discussing how political sensitivities are addressed and state monitoring operates to restrict academic freedom. It finds that, subsequent to the Government of Vietnam ratifying international human rights treaties, there is a softening of the ideology that 'human rights' are an alien concept in a socialist state. The need for HRE and greater academic freedom are recognised, yet HRE is largely restricted to higher education institutions where its implementation is monitored. [Paper presented at the International Conference on Human Rights Education (ICHRE) (9th, Sydney, Australia, 2018).] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of South-Eastern Norway. Postboks 235, 3603 Kongsberg, Norway. Tel: +47-310-08000; e-mail: postmottak@usn.no; Web site: http://www.usn.no
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01