Dialogue as facilitation strategy: infusing the classroom with a culture of human rights Petro du...

Dialogue as facilitation Dialogue as facilitation strategy: infusing the strategy: infusing the

classroom with a culture classroom with a culture of human rightsof human rights

Petro du PreezPetro du Preez

Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch University

[email protected]@sun.ac.za

Background to PhD StudyBackground to PhD Study

Enquiry seeks to:Enquiry seeks to: uncover significance of dialogue to assist in-service uncover significance of dialogue to assist in-service

teachers in infusing a culture of human rightsteachers in infusing a culture of human rights

Research Question:Research Question: How would a theory of dialogue as a mode of How would a theory of dialogue as a mode of

facilitation with the aim of infusing a culture of human facilitation with the aim of infusing a culture of human rights look like; and rights look like; and

could such theory of dialogue be maintained to assist could such theory of dialogue be maintained to assist in-service teachers in facilitating human rights?in-service teachers in facilitating human rights?

Background to PhD StudyBackground to PhD Study

Aims of Study:Aims of Study: To explore To explore teachers' understandingteachers' understanding of dialogue as a of dialogue as a

means of infusing a culture of human rights means of infusing a culture of human rights To conceptually To conceptually construct a theory of dialogueconstruct a theory of dialogue as a as a

facilitation strategy to enhance teachers’ facilitation strategy to enhance teachers’ understanding and facilitation strategies relating to the understanding and facilitation strategies relating to the infusion of a culture of human rights infusion of a culture of human rights

To To implement this theoryimplement this theory by means of intervention by means of intervention research to perceive whether the theory of dialogue research to perceive whether the theory of dialogue as facilitation strategy, is according to teachers as facilitation strategy, is according to teachers applicable and useful to their classroom practicesapplicable and useful to their classroom practices

Human Rights DiscoursesHuman Rights Discourses

Human Rights and Education in the Human Rights and Education in the AfricaAfrican Contextn Context

Human Rights and Education in the Human Rights and Education in the Pre-Democratic South AfricaPre-Democratic South African n ContextContext

Human Rights and Education in the Human Rights and Education in the Democratic South AfricaDemocratic South African Contextn Context

Confusing HR in Education with Confusing HR in Education with Education for CitizenshipEducation for Citizenship

HR Discourses in education frequently HR Discourses in education frequently confounded to education for citizenshipconfounded to education for citizenshipKiwan: universalist and particularist Kiwan: universalist and particularist

frameworkframeworkDoE’s attempt to include HR as subset of DoE’s attempt to include HR as subset of

education for citizenship beget the notion education for citizenship beget the notion that HR are dealt with instrumentallythat HR are dealt with instrumentally

HR discourses should conceptually be HR discourses should conceptually be removed from citizenship discourses removed from citizenship discourses

Research Research DesignDesign

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Theory Theory ConstructionConstruction

Intervention Intervention ResearchResearch

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KnowledgeKnowledgeUtilisationUtilisation

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CHAPTER 2:CHAPTER 2: Dialogue

CHAPTER 3:CHAPTER 3:Human Rights



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ConclusionConclusion This study will explore the This study will explore the possibility that a pedagogy of possibility that a pedagogy of dialogue has the potential to dialogue has the potential to

unleash the ethical nature of an unleash the ethical nature of an individual to the betterment of individual to the betterment of

common humanitycommon humanity

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