Right to education

 Right to education

Understanding children's right to education

Education is an essential right, which allows everyone to receive an instruction and to flourish in their social life. The right to education is vital for the economic, social and cultural development of all societies.

Education: important learning

Education provides basic knowledge Education is the learning of various knowledge. It begins at the youngest with the acquisition of basic knowledge, that is to say literacy. At this stage, children learn to read and write through primary education and parental guidance.

This is an essential step that will allow the child to continue his education by integrating secondary education and higher education.

Education promotes the development of every child

Education is also a necessary learning that allows a person to develop his personality and identity, as well as his physical and intellectual abilities. Education makes it possible, in particular, to transmit common principles to new generations, and to preserve and perpetuate the values ​​of an entire society. It thus contributes to personal development by promoting social and professional integration.

The purpose of education is to improve the quality of a person's life. It offers disadvantaged adults and children a chance to escape poverty. It is therefore an essential tool for the economic, social and cultural development of all populations in the world.

The right to education: a fundamental and universal right

Education should be accessible to all children

Education is a human right that must be accessible to all people, without any discrimination. All children must be able to go to school, and thus benefit from the same opportunities to build a future. In addition, education must also be free so that children from disadvantaged backgrounds can also enjoy their right to education.

The education provided must be of good quality

Beyond accessibility, the right to education also implies that learning objectives are achieved. This means that all children have the right to benefit from a good quality education adapted to their needs.

Also, teachers must be trained in teaching techniques that combine the educational aspect and the playful aspect, in order to arouse the interest of children.

It is the responsibility of countries to guarantee the right to education for every child. They must therefore focus their efforts on primary education to make schools accessible and free to all children and thus enable them to learn to read and write.

See as well :

Situation in the world of the right to education

Sources:

Works:

Françoise Martinetti, The Rights of the Child, Librio, 2002;

Françoise Dekeuwer-Défossez, The Rights of the Child, What do I know?, 28th edition, Encyclopedic Collection, Presses Universitaires de France, 1991.

Publications:

United Nations, Fact Sheet No. 10 on the Rights of the Child, 2006;

UNICEF, The State of the World's Children, 2009;

UNICEF, The State of the World's Children, 2003.

Human Rights Education Associates, Study guides: Right to education (eng)

Right to education, The right to education: what is it?

Reports:

UNDP, Human Development Report, 2009;

UNDP, Human Development Report, 2007-2008.

For further :

The Right to Education Project;

UNESCO, The Right to Education;

Human Rights Summer School, The Right to Education, 2002;

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Article 14, right to education;

Modeling head, The right to education for children;

Wikipedia, Education.