Summary of dissertation for juris Doctor degree: Human rights education for in Vietnam

This dissertation aims to comprehensively and systematically study the fundamental theories of human rights education for high school students. From the known theoretical foundations, the dissertation will assess the current situation and propose innovation to improve the effectiveness of human rights education for high school Vietnamese students based on practical requirements.

VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

K

NGO VAN NAM

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VIETNAM

NỘI ĐỊA Ở ĐỒNG B ẰNG SÔNGG Major: Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Major code : 9 38 01 02

SUMMARY OF DISSERTATION FOR JURIS

DOCTOR DEGREE

HANOI – 2018

The project was completed at:

GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Supervisor: ASSOC PROF PHD PHAM HUU NGHI

Reviewer 1: PROF PHD PHAM HONG THAI

Reviewer 2: ASSOC PROF PHD TUONG DUY KIEN

Reviewer 3: ASSOC PROF PHD LE THI HUONG

The dissertation will be defended against the Doctoral Dissertation Review Board at Graduate Academy of Social Sciences

At hour day month year 2018

The dissertation is available on:

National Library

LIST OF POST-GRADUATES’ PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC

PROJECTS IN RELATION TO THIS DISSERTATION

1 Fundamental principles of human rights

education for high school students in

Vietnam

Journal of Democracy and Law

In December (297), 2016

2 Roles of families in human rights

education for high school students in

Vietnam at the present

Journal of Democracy and Law Special issue in January, 2017

PREAMBLE

1 Rationale of the project

Human rights education for high school students is especially important in the society of law and integration The purposes and benefits of human rights education for high school students are to build a sense of respect, observance of the law, understanding and respect, use and protection of human rights, and the sense of citizenship responsibility towards the community and society

Since 1994, the United Nations has launched globally the decade for human rights education Human rights education contains

a broad connotation, which is an integral part of legal education The two most important functions of human rights education are provision of basic knowledge, building a sense of respect, protection and using the human rights of each person and of others

Human rights education for high school students is particularly important in the context of the implementation of the Resolution of the

8th Congress of the 11th Party Central Committee (Resolution No NQ/TW) on fundamental and comprehensive innovation in education

29-In fact, the children’s rights, education and practice of human rights are currently limited There are many situations in which students’ rights and interests are infringed in daily life Students themselves have not been aware of necessary knowledge about their rights and protective measures

methods are still limited On the theoretical basis, thorough and comprehensive studies on human rights education for high school students in our country today should be conducted

For all the foregoing reasons, the PhD candidate has selected

“Human rights education for high school students in Vietnam” project

for the doctoral dissertation

2 Research objectives and tasks of the dissertation

2.1 Research objectives

This dissertation aims to comprehensively and systematically study the fundamental theories of human rights education for high school students From the known theoretical foundations, the dissertation will assess the current situation and propose innovation to improve the effectiveness of human rights education for high school Vietnamese students based on practical requirements

2.2 Research tasks

In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the dissertation focuses on the following specific tasks:

The first task is to study the fundamental theoretical issues of

human rights education for high school students, the fundamental characteristics in terms of contents, forms, methods, factors affecting the human rights education activities for high school students

The second task is research, analysis and evaluation of the

current status of human rights education for high school students The author investigates human rights education for high school students in

some localities to prove the scientific arguments set out in the

dissertation

The third task is to study and propose solutions to enhance

the effectiveness of human rights education for high school students based on the experiences of some countries which may be applied in current conditions in Vietnam

3 Scope and subjects of the project

3.1 Scope of study

- Scope of contents:

The scope of study covers the fundamental theoretical issues

on human rights education for high school students, including basic elements: object, subject, contents, form, factors of influence and conditions for implementation assurance; study of the status quo; proposal of perspectives and solutions for renovation and efficiency improvement of human rights education for school students

- Population and objects of study

The dissertation focuses on research and survey in some high schools in Hanoi, Thua Thien Hue and Ho Chi Minh City The selection

of survey sites was allocated to three geographic areas (Northern, Central and Southern regions)

Objects in the survey on current situation of human rights education comprise high school managers, teachers of Ethics and Civic Education, Legal Education and high school students

The dissertation focuses on studying and examining the human rights education for high school students in recent years, from

2013 up to the present

3.2 Subject of study

Subject of study is current human rights education for high school students in our country The concept of high school students is construed under the Education Law 2005 (amendment in 2009) consisting of elementary, secondary and high school students

4 Research methodology and methods of the dissertation

In terms of methodology, the dissertation is conducted based

on Marxist-Leninist principles and Ho Chi Minh’s ideology on the State, law and human development; Party’s principles and guidelines

on the protection of human rights; modern political-legal science on human rights, human rights education

- In terms of research methods:

To perform the tasks of the dissertation, the author uses specific methods such as analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, historical, comparison, sociological investigation of all research issues of the dissertation

- Document analysis method is used to study materials in scientific projects, monographs, scientific articles, journals containing analysis and findings made by other authors; Party’s documents, legal documents of the State, published official statistics This method is mainly used in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 of the Dissertation

- Systematic and cross-disciplinary method is used to clarify that the subject of research has a close relationship with various social sciences such as pedagogy, psychology, sociology, etc This method is mainly applied in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of the Dissertation

investigating and evaluating the current status of awareness and implementation of human rights education for high school students The contents of the sociological investigation were mainly obtained from some high schools in Hanoi, Thua Thien Hue and Ho Chi Minh City

5 New contributions of the Dissertation

- The dissertation studies and clarifies the fundamental features

of human rights education for high school students in the orientation

of equipping them with practical knowledge and skills in line with the policy on substantial and comprehensive renovation in education and training

- It studies whether the factors affect human rights education for high school students in positive or negative direction;

- Research, survey and assessment of the current status of human rights education are conducted in some schools in order to clarify the shortcomings and limitations in current human rights education for high school students in Vietnam

- The Dissertation proposes ideas and solutions to renovate and improve the effectiveness of human rights education for high school students in the current conditions of Vietnam

6 The scientific and practical significance of the dissertation

6.1 Regarding scientific significance

The findings of the dissertation contribute to supplementation and development of fundamental theoretical issues on human rights education for high school students The dissertation can be used as a document for teaching, studying and scientific research in the field of human rights and human rights education

6.2 Regarding practical significance

The dissertation is a reference source for the development of legal documents on human rights education, programs and guidelines for the implementation of human rights education for high school students The dissertation is a good reference source for research, teaching, studying in terms of law, human rights education in the pedagogical curriculum and extracurricular programs

In addition to the preamble, conclusion, references, the Dissertation consists of four chapters as follows:

Chapter 1 Literature review

Chapter 2 Theoretical issues on human rights education for high school students

Chapter 3 Current status of human rights education for high school students in Vietnam.

Chapter 4 Perspectives and solutions for renovating and

improving the effectiveness of human rights education for high school students in Vietnam at the present

Chapter 1 LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 Overview of research in the country

Through studying scientific works in relation to the project, the author classifies as follows:

1.1.1 Scientific works on policies for respecting, protecting and guaranteeing human rights and requirements on institutionalization of human rights in the national legal system

Main content of this group of scientific works is to affirm Vietnam’s consistent policy of protecting and guaranteeing human rights and awareness of the importance of human rights education for all subjects including high school students

1.1.2 Scientific works on human rights education

The researches deal with the elements of human rights education, including the contents, methods, subjects of education, objects of human rights education, forms of human rights education This research was designed to support the development of human rights education for high school students

1.1.3 Research on human rights education for high school students

The main content of this scientific work group focuses on human rights education for high school students which is developed and implemented in line with the psychological characteristics and learning environment of high school students; identifying methods,

approaches and contents of human rights education in line with the characteristics of high school-aged students

1.2 Overview of research on human rights education for high school students in foreign countries

In foreign countries, the researches on human rights education

in general and human rights education for high school students in particular have been taken into consideration by many researchers in various aspects

1.3 Overview of research situation

1.3.1 Research findings produced and inherited in the process of carrying out the Dissertation

The prominent common feature of the researches is affirmation

of the extreme importance of human rights education for high school students Human rights education is both universal and specific, depending on the specific conditions of each nation

Human rights education is aimed at building capacity, practical skills and the protection of human rights for individuals themselves and for others At the same time, it defines the diversity of contents, forms, methods and approaches of human rights education for high school students

1.3.2 Research problems of the Dissertation

Based on the overview of the research situation, from the objectives and tasks of the dissertation, the PhD candidate has

- Comprehensive analysis of the purposes and missions of human rights education for high school students on the basis of inheriting research findings on human rights education in-country and abroad

- Systematic and in-depth research in fundamental elements of human rights education for high school student is in line with the cognitive characteristics and psychological development process of high school-age students and social practice

- Studying on influence factors and conditions for assuring human rights education for high school students in Vietnam

students; proposing opinions and solutions for assurance of human rights education for high school students based on the theory and practice

1.4 Theoretical foundations and research methodology

1.4.1 Theoretical foundations

For the purpose of carrying out the dissertation, the PhD candidate relies on the fundamental theoretical foundations namely the Party and State’s perspectives on human rights and human rights education in general and human rights education for high school students in particular; fundamental theory of high school students’ psychology; fundamental theoretical perspectives on human rights education and human rights education for high school students From the above theoretical foundations, the following research hypotheses are developed for the dissertation:

- Human rights education for students must be consistent with the psychological characteristics of their ages and their living and learning conditions

- Based on the theoretical study on human rights education, referring to foreign experiences, human rights education will be applied appropriately to specific conditions in our country and in case

of comprehensive renovation, human rights education for high school students will bring more achievements and efficiency

From the research hypothesis, the Dissertation gives the answers

to the following research questions:

- Defining the purposes and requirements of human rights education for high school students

- Comprehensive renovation of the program and form of organization, contents, approaches and methods of human rights education for high school students

students;

- Conditions for assuring the quality and efficiency of human rights education for high school students;

high school students in accordance with identified objectives and requirements, highlighting the strengths, limitations and causes of the current situation

- Main solutions for renovation in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of human rights education for high school students

in our country

Conclusion of Chapter 1

Human rights education in general, and human rights education for high school students in particular, have been taken into consideration and studied in different scientific works in country and abroad The scientific works have presented many important research findings which form a valuable reference source for the author’s reference, inheritance and further development, delving into many aspects of the dissertation

Based on studying materials in relation to human rights education in general and human rights education for children in particular, the PhD candidate has identified the fundamental issues to

be addressed in the dissertation, the research hypotheses and the research questions

Chapter 2 THEORETICAL ISSUES ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION

FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

In chapter 2, the author focuses on the fundamental theoretical issues of human rights education for high school students, discusses the human rights education for high school students in some countries around the world for reference in research and practical application of human rights education for high school students in our country at the present