HUMAN RIGHTS BIBLIOGRAPHY- SOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT & HUMAN RIGHTS 

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Bassanese, Lynn A. and Metreaud, Michelle. (co-editors)  Her Star Still Shines (A Collection of Quotes, Essays, Reminiscences and anecdotes by and about Eleanor Roosevelt) N.Y.: A Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Publication, 1995.

Beasley, Maurine, ed., The White House Press Conferences of Eleanor Roosevelt.  New York, Garland Pres, 1983.

Berger, Jason. A New Deal for the World: Eleanor Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy. New York: Social Science Monographs 1981.

Bilsborrow, Elanor Janice. The Philosophy of Social Reform in the Speeches of Eleanor Roosevelt, Ph.D. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Denver, 1957.

Black, Allida M. "A Reluctant but Persistent Warrior: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Early Civil Rights Movement," in Rouse, Jacqueline et al, eds., Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Trailblazers and Torchbearers, 1941-1965. New York, Carlson Publishing, In., 1990.

Cook, Blanche Wiesen. "Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights: The Battle for Peace and Planetary Decency," in Crapol, Edward, ed., Women and American Foreign Policy. New York: Greewood Press, 1987.

Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - An Agenda for Action in 1988. A Report on the Convocation Held on Nov. 7, 1987, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y.: The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, 1988.

Gurewitsch, A. David, M.D. Eleanor Roosevelt, Her Day,.: Interchange Foundation, 1973. (Contains a Preface by William Korey, M.D. “Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”)

Johnson, M. Glen. “Writing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights” in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 45th Anniversary, 1948-1993, NY: UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1994.

Lash, Joseph P. Eleanor Roosevelt: A Friend's Memoir. New York: Doublday, 1964.

Malik, Charles and Roosevelt, Eleanor. "The Covenant on Human Rights," United Nations Bulletin, July 1, 1949.

Roosevelt, Eleanor. The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt.  Boston: G. K. Hall and Co., 1984.

 _______________ On My Own. NY:  Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1958.

 ________________What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt. NY: Carlson Publishing, Inc., 1995.  (edited by Allida M. Black)

Roosevelt, Elliott. Eleanor Roosevelt, With Love. A Centenary Remembrance.  NY: Dutton, 1958.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS - Books

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Buergenthal, Thomas. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS: IN A NUTSHELL West Publishing Co., St Paul, MN. 1988.

Center for Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva (1987-1993). HUMAN RIGHTS: HUMAN RIGHTS FACT SHEETS NOS. 1-16. New York: Department of Public Information. United Nations. New York, NY 10017. Tel: 800-253-9646.

Freire, Paulo. PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED.  New York: Seabury Press. 1970.

Humphrey, John P. HUMAN RIGHTS AND  THE UNITED NATIONS: A GREAT ADVENTURE. Dobbs Ferry, NY, Transnational Publishers, Inc., 1983.

INALIENABLE RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS.  A U.N. AGENDA FOR ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY.  A Report of the UNA-USA Global Policy Project.  NY: United Nations Association of the United States of America, Inc.,1996. 

Levin, Leah. HUMAN RIGHTS: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Paris, UNESCO. 1981.

Langer, Howard. HUMAN RIGHTS: A DOCUMENTARY ON THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. Featuring an Interview with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Folkways Records. New York, 1958.

Malik, Charles. MAN IN THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE. New York, Harper and Row, 1963.

___________ THE CHALLENGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS. Toronto. Canadian Association for Adult Education,1949.

Ramcharan, B.G. HUMAN RIGHTS: THIRTY YEARS AFTER THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION. Martinus. Nijhoff. The Hague. 1979.

Sohn, Louis B. THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT: FROM ROOSEVELT’S FOUR FREEDOMS TO THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF PEACE, DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 1995.

UNESCO. HUMAN RIGHTS: COMMENTS AND INTERPRETATIONS. A Symposium edited by UNESCO. Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood, 1973.

United Nations. THE IMPACT OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. ST/SOA/5. UN. Department of Social Affairs. New York. 195l.

HUMAN RIGHTS TEACHING RESOURCES

INFORMATION, LESSON PLANS, SUGGESTIONS, & ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS

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Abrahams, H. WORLD PROBLEMS IN THE CLASSROOM. Educational Studies and Documents. No. 41, Unesco, 1981.

Agranovskaya, E.V. THE LEGAL CULTURE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. Moscow:Nauka, 1988.

Amnesty International. TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS. London. 

Center for Human Rights,. United Nations. Geneva, (1989). ABC’S OF TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS: PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. New York: Center for Human Rights, United Nations, Sales Section, New York, NY  10017. Tel. 800-253-9646.

Claude, Richard Pierre. METHODOLOGIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION. People’s Decade for Human Rights Education, 1998.

Elliot, RoAnne. WE: LESSONS ON EQUAL WORTH AND DIGNITY. THE UNITED NATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. Minnesota: United Nations Association of Minnesota, 1929 South 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55454, Tel: 612-333-2824. (1992)

Ferguson, Henry, ed.  HANDBOOK ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP: PERSPECTIVES OF FIVE NATIONS. Albany: New York State Education Department, 1981.

Freeman, Charles. HUMAN RIGHTS: TODAY’S WORLD. Social Studies School Services, PO Box 802, Culver City, CA 90233. (1988)

Flowers, Nancy.ed.  HUMAN RIGHTS HERE AND NOW. The Human Rights Educators’ Network of Amnesty International USA. 1998.  (To order contact: USA Resource Center, 229 19th Avenue South, Suite 439, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Tel 1-888-HREDUC8.)

Gottlieb, Stephen S.  A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS. TEACHING RESOURCES IN THE ERIC DATABASE (TRIED) SERIES.  Bloomington: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading Communication Skills. $9.95. To order, contact: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Indiana University, 2805 E. 10th St., Suite 150, Bloomington, IN 47082698.

Graves, N., et al. TEACHING FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING, PEACE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS., UNESCO, 1984.

Hoffman, Dorothy and Mary Eileen Sorenson. THE UNITED NATIONS: A RIGHT TO RIGHTS. Educating for Peace Project, United Nations Association of America & United Nations Association of Minnesota, 1991.

Hudson, Dale. NEW TOOLS FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING: A PEACE EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. Global Educators Marketplace, PO Box 165, Kapaau, HI 96755.

HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNET REPORT. Harvard Law School. Boston, Massachusetts.

HUMAN RIGHTS TEACHING. (occasional bulletin), UNESCO, Paris.

Humphrey, John P. " Human Rights and the Peace of Nations, " REVIEW. (International Commission of Jurists No. 31, December 1983, p.71)

Kidd, S. SOME SUGGESTIONS ON TEACHING ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS. UNESCO, 1968.

Kronnenqetter, Michael. TAKING A STAND AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. F. Watts, New York, NY ISBN 0-53110-921-6. (1990)

Levin, Leah. HUMAN RIGHTS: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. PARIS, 1981.

Reardon, Betty A.  EDUCATING FOR HUMAN DIGNITY. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press,1995. To order contact: University of Pennsylvania Press. Order Center, PO Box 4836, Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211, Tel. 800-445-9880.

Shiman David. TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS. Colorado: University of Denver Press, 1993 ($29.95) ISBN 0943804-79-5. To order contact: Center for Teaching International Relations, University of Denver, 2201 South Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80208, Tel: 303-871-3106.

TEACHING TOLERANCE (magazine). To order, write: Editor, Teaching Tolerance, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, L 36104. FAX: (334) 264-7310.

Tibbitts Felisa and Ellie Keen. ADAPTING LESSONS FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERS. Cambridge: Human Rights Education Associates, 1999.

Tibbitts, Felisa. TIPS FOR THE CLASSROOM: DEVELOPING A LESSON, FACILITATING A DISCUSSION, SMALL GROUP WORK. Camrbridge: Human Rights Education Associates, 1996.

UNESCO. APARTHEID, A TEACHER'S GUIDE. Paris, 1982.

UNESCO. HUMAN RIGHTS TEACHING. Vol. III. France: UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75700 Paris, France,1982.

United Nations. ABC: TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS, PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, New York, 1989.

United Nations. WORLD CONCERNS AND THE UNITED NATIONS: MODEL TEACHING UNITS FOR PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TEACHER EDUCATION. New York: United Nations Publishing Office, United Nations, New York, NY 10017. (1983)

____________. TEACHING ABOUT THE UN: HUMAN RIGHTS. New York: United Nations Publications. To order contact: United Nations Publications, Room DC2-0853, New York, NY 10017, Tel: 800-253-9646, fax 212-963-3489.

Wolf-Wasserman, Miriam and Linda Hutchinson. TEACHING HUMAN DIGNITY: SOCIAL CHANGE LESSONS FOR EVERY TEACHER. Education Exploration Center, PO Box 7339, Powderhorn Station, Minneapolis, MN 55407.(1990).

Wolsk, D. AN EXPERIENCE-CENTERED CURRICULUM: EXERCISES IN PERCEPTION, COMMUNICATION AND ACTION. Educational Studies Document No 17, UNES, 1975.

World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace. A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TEACHING, Geneva, 1978.

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