Equal Rights and Opportunities in Education
Dr. Radhika Kapur
Download PDF
Abstract
The main objective of this research paper is to acquire an understanding of significance of equal rights
and opportunities in education. In educational institutions, the educators, students and the staff members are
different from each other in terms of various factors. These include, caste, creed, race, religion, ethnicity,
gender, age, educational qualifications, competencies and socio-economic background. It is important to make
provision of equal rights and opportunities and not discriminate against any factors. When the members of the
educational institutions are provided with equal rights and opportunities in education, then they are able to
benefit in number of ways. These include, incurring satisfaction, developing motivation, diligence, and
conscientiousness and feeling pleasurable and contented, particularly towards the implementation of their job
duties. The main areas that have been taken into account in this research paper include, understanding human
rights education, characteristics of equal rights and opportunities in education, rights-based approach to the
achievement of educational goals, factors promoting equality of opportunity in education.
Keywords: Education; Educational Goals; Human Rights Education; Opportunities; Rights
References
- Aurora, S. (2016). Human Rights and Values in Education. Retrieved July 07, 2019 from https://download.eiie.org/Docs/WebDepot/2016_RigaSymposium_BackgroundPaper_EN.pdf
- Human Rights Education in Primary and Secondary School Systems: A Self-assessment Guide for Governments. (2012).United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. UNESCO. Retrieved July 08, 2019 from https://www.ohchr.org/documents/publications/selfassessmentguideforgovernments.pdf
- Lazenby, H. (2016). What is Equality of Opportunity in Education? Theory and Research in Education 14(1), 65-76. Retrieved July 08, 2019 from http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/133451/1/133451.pdf
- Lincoln, P.Z. (n.d.). Educational Equality or Educational Equity. Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration. NUCB Journal of Economics and Information Science, 60 (1), 187-203. Retrieved July 08, 2019 from https://ci.nii.ac.jp/els/contentscinii_20180411074626.pdf?id=ART0010473358
- Zhang, H., Chan, P.W.K., & Boyle, C. (Eds.). (2014). Equality in Education: Fairness and Inclusion. Sense Publishers. Retrieved July 07, 2019 from https://www.sensepublishers.com/media/1987-equality-in-education-fairness-andinclusion.pdf