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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
GKD 5008HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY EDUCATION2 + 04th Semester3

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The aim of this course is to enable students to have knowledge of the basic concepts, theories and historical developments of human rights and democracy, and to analyze the current debates in light of this information. In addition, this course aims teacher candidates to analyze the relationship between human rights and democracy in education and to develop a vision for human rights and democracy education.
Course Content Concept of human rights and historical development of it; types of human rights; democracy perceptions, principles, approaches and human rights; democracy education and democratic education; family and democracy education; education as a human right; pre-school education and democracy education; primary school education program and democracy education; democracy education in secondary education; higher education and democracy education; democratic school and classroom environment.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Explains the relations between democracy and basic concepts of human rights.
2Explains the philosophical foundations of democracy and human rights thinking.
4Explains the historical development of democracy and human rights.
7Evaluate the approaches to democracy and human rights education.
5Analyze the place of democracy and human rights education at different levels of education.
9Develops a positive attitude towards the importance of democracy and human rights education.
8Associates her knowledge of democracy and human rights with her own field.
3Recognize the basic debates about democracy and human rights.
6Analyze the characteristics of democratic classroom and school environment

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14228
Mid-terms12424
Final examination12626
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






78

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COURSE DETAILS
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Details 2020-2021 Fall1GÜLTEN YILDIRIM


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
GKD 5008 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY EDUCATION 2 + 0 1 Turkish 2020-2021 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. GÜLTEN YILDIRIM gyildirim@pau.edu.tr EGT A0331-01 %70
Goals The aim of this course is to enable students to have knowledge of the basic concepts, theories and historical developments of human rights and democracy, and to analyze the current debates in light of this information. In addition, this course aims teacher candidates to analyze the relationship between human rights and democracy in education and to develop a vision for human rights and democracy education.
Content Concept of human rights and historical development of it; types of human rights; democracy perceptions, principles, approaches and human rights; democracy education and democratic education; family and democracy education; education as a human right; pre-school education and democracy education; primary school education program and democracy education; democracy education in secondary education; higher education and democracy education; democratic school and classroom environment.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Meeting, Introduction of the course and process
2 The basic concepts related to human rigths and democracy, philosophical foundations of human rights and democracy idea
3 Historical development of human rights and democracy idea and human rigts types I
4 Historical development of human rights and democracy idea and human rigts types II
5 Development of human rights and democracy inTurkey
6 Main problems about human rights and democracy
7 National and international legal regulations on human rights
8 Mid-term exam
9 The purpose, scope and basis of human rights and democracy education, The content of human rights and democracy education, what should we teach, why?
10 Democracy and human rights in family and school, Time of human rights and democracy education: Family and democracy education; democracy education at preschool, primary school, secondary education, and higher education
11 Approaches and methods in democracy and human rights education
12 Institutions and Organizations Related to Human Rights
13 The role of civil society in the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy
14 Evaluation
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Kepenekçi, Yasemin Karaman. (2008). Eğitimciler için insan hakları ve vatandaşlık. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınevi.Türkçe
Uygun, Oktay. (2014). Demokrasi: Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Boyutlar. (2. Baskı). İstanbul: On İki Levha Yayıncılık.Türkçe
Kepenekçi, Yasemin Karaman. (2000). İnsan hakları eğitimi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. Türkçe
Aybay, Rona. (2015). İnsan hakları hukuku. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Türkçe
Gülmez, Mesut. (2001). İnsan Hakları ve Demokrasi Eğitimi: Egemenlik İnsanındır. Ankara: TODAİE Yayınları.Türkçe
Aybay, Rona. (2010). İnsan hakları- Seçilmiş makaleler (s. 134-144). İstanbul: Pencere Yayınları.Türkçe
Kuçuradi, İoanna. (2011). İnsan hakları: Kavramları ve sorunları. Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları.Türkçe
Şenel, Alaeddin. (1996). İnsanlık tarihi boyunca insan hakları demokrasi ilişkisi. İzmir Barosu İnsan Hakları hukuku ve Hukuk Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayını. Türkçe
Acun, İsmail. (Ed.) (2019). İnsan hakları ve demokrasi eğitimi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık. Türkçe
Brander, P., Gomes, R., Keen, E., Lemineur, M. L., Oliveira, B., Ondrácková, J., Surian, A. ve Suslova, O. (2008). Pusula: Gençlerle insan hakları eğitimi kılavuzu. (Çev. Burcu Yeşiladalı). Kenan Çayır, Melike Türkan Bağlı ve Yasemin Esen (Ed.). İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.Türkçe
Flowers, Nancy. (2010). Pusulacık. Çocuklar için insan hakları eğitimi kılavuzu (Çev. Metin Çulhaoğlu). İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.Türkçe
Shestack, J. J. (2006). İnsan haklarının felsefi temelleri. Liberal Düşünce, II(43), 87-119.Türkçe
Uluslararası Af Örgütü. (2002). İnsan hakları eğitimine başlangıç için el kitabı. İstanbul.Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes