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Touching the Untouchables: Pre-Service Teachers' Views About the Rights of the Child Based on Focus Group Discussions

Touching the Untouchables: Pre-Service Teachers' Views About the Rights of the Child Based on Focus Group Discussions

Merja Paksuniemi, Minna Körkkö, Satu-Maarit Korte, Tanja Joona, Pigga Keskitalo
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781668445433|ISBN10: 1668445433|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668445440|EISBN13: 9781668445457
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4543-3.ch008
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Paksuniemi, Merja, et al. "Touching the Untouchables: Pre-Service Teachers' Views About the Rights of the Child Based on Focus Group Discussions." Global Dimensions of Democracy and Human Rights: Problems and Perspectives, edited by Nika Chitadze, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 185-201. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4543-3.ch008

APA

Paksuniemi, M., Körkkö, M., Korte, S., Joona, T., & Keskitalo, P. (2022). Touching the Untouchables: Pre-Service Teachers' Views About the Rights of the Child Based on Focus Group Discussions. In N. Chitadze (Ed.), Global Dimensions of Democracy and Human Rights: Problems and Perspectives (pp. 185-201). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4543-3.ch008

Chicago

Paksuniemi, Merja, et al. "Touching the Untouchables: Pre-Service Teachers' Views About the Rights of the Child Based on Focus Group Discussions." In Global Dimensions of Democracy and Human Rights: Problems and Perspectives, edited by Nika Chitadze, 185-201. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4543-3.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter discusses pre-service teachers' views about the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child and how teachers perceive their connection to the educational context and their work. The authors argue that pre-service teachers' perceptions determine how successfully human rights education is implemented in practice. The data were collected from workshops and focus group discussions conducted with 82 primary school pre-service teachers in Northern Finland. The participants noted that children's rights are important and deeply connected to their work. However, they were insufficiently familiar with HRE concepts, and they were uncertain about whether it was acceptable to physically restrain children to protect them or others, as this could undermine a child's rights. To adhere to the principles in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the topic must be included in the pre-service study syllabus, more clearly added to the curriculum, and implemented in teacher practice.

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