Human Rights, Education and Reproductive Healthcare

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-20924-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research

The book sheds light on the relationship between human rights and comparative education research, particularly in the context of reproductive healthcare, democracy, and equality. It focuses on the interpretation of human rights and reproductive healthcare globally.

Human rights education is not only about principles and goals. It is also a dialogue about tools and methodologies that can be used to deliver quality and value-added education, which reflects the values of social justice and human rights. It raises strategic questions about where to prioritize efforts: whether we should concentrate on human rights education and reproductive healthcare for legal professionals in developing countries, or perhaps, prioritise community learning or focus on primary school children instead? It also emphasizes the need for effective pedagogy and curriculum design tailored for these diverse contexts.

This book analyses education and policy issues affecting human rights and reproductive healthcare globally. It provides innovative ideas concerning the future directions for teaching human rights, and promotes more engaging and more meaningful knowledge of human rights values and reproductive healthcare globally.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zajda, Joseph

Vissing, Yvonne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Reproductive Healthcare as a Human Right.- 2 The Intersection of Human Rights, Gender Equality, and Reproductive Health Around the World: A Comparative Analysis.- 3 Research as a catalyst for advancing reproductive health and rights in resource-diverse settings: A focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.- 4 Cultural Influences on Reproductive Rights of Women in Ghana.- 5 Comprehensive Reproductive Healthcare and Human Rights: A Global Comparative Analysis of the Relationship between Criminalization, Abortion Rates, and Maternal Mortality Rates.- 6 Women’s Truths, Women’s Secrets: The hidden world of reproductive decision-making.- 7 Miscarriage as Murder? An Inhumane and Tragic Violation of Women’s Rights.- 8 Saudia Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and the Future of Reproductive Healthcare in the Middle East.- 9 The Sociological Pro and Con Influences of Being a “Breeder”: A study of factors influencing reproduction choice.- 10 The role of education in human rights and reproductive healthcare: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph Zajda is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specializes in globalization and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 45 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalization and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the Editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2021). Recent publications include: Zajda, J (Ed). (2020a). Globalisation, ideology and neo-liberal higher education reform. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020b). Human rights education globally. Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020c). Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms: Emerging paradigms. Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2018). He is an Elected Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).

Yvonne Vissing, PhD, is a Professor of Healthcare Studies, focusing on health policy and public health, and the Founding Director of the Center for Childhood & Youth Studies at Salem State University, United States of America (USA). She is the US policy chair for the Hope for Children Convention on the Child Policy Center in Cyprus, on the Steering Committee for Human Rights Educators USA, and is on the AAAS Human Rights Council. Vissing is author of 17 books, including Children’s Human Rights in the USA: Challenge & Opportunities (Springer 2023), Changing the Paradigm of Homelessness (Routledge 2020), and The Rights of Unaccompanied Minors (Springer 2021). A clinical sociologist, National Institute of Mental Health Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on child abuse and Whiting Foundation fellow studying child rights, she was also a Dialogue and Democracy fellow at UCONN’s Dodd Center for Human Rights. She is a graduate of Equitas International Human Rights Training Program in Montreal. She is also the CEO of Training for Excellence.