Foundations of the INEE Minimum Standards: Rightsbased Education

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Foundations of the INEE Minimum Standards
Rights-based Education
Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
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Learning Objectives

• At the end of this session, participants will be
  able to
• Describe the link between rights and values and
  how these are reflected in all aspects of the
  minimum standards
• Use the minimum standards to develop educational
  responses that reflect a rights-based approach

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Rights and Values

• Rights reflect constructive values of societies
• Rights may be ignored but underlying basic values
  still exist

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Rules for Brainstorming

• Only one person speaks at a time.
• All ideas are accepted.
• No criticism of ideas is allowed.
• Building on other peoples ideas is encouraged.

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Small group brainstorm activity

• What values are particularly important in the
  societyin which you work?

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Links between Rights and Values

• What links exist between the values listed and
  the Rights Instruments discussed in Session 1?

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The Categories
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Rights-based approach to education in emergencies

• Read your groups scenario.
• Identify the key problem.
• What are some possible solutions to the problem?
• Which standards and indicators could be used to
  implement these solutions
• You have 25 minutes

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Conclusion

• The minimum standards and their accompanying
  indicators are descriptors of a rights-based
  approach.
• The standards and indicators should be used
  holistically.
• A rights-based approach incorporates the
  essential values held by societies and needs to
  be built on to ensure quality education.