Effects of a human rights education intervention with Social Work students: assessment of concepts and commitment

  • Carla Cubillos-Vega Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Magdalena Ferrán-Aranaz Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords: Human rights education, evaluation, quasi-experimental design, commitment, Social Work

Abstract

Two of the current challenges for human rights education (HRE) are the development of tools to evaluate it and the dissemination of experiences to improve it. This work outlines the findings of an HRE intervention with university students. The research had a quasi-experimental design with a control group, applying pre-test and post-test measures via the use of two validated instruments. The findings point to significant differences between the control group and the intervention group. The significant increase in concepts of and commitment to human rights in the intervention group provides evidence to support the argument that there is a positive association between knowledge of and commitment to human rights.

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Carla Cubillos-Vega, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Doctoranda del Programa en Trabajo Social de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Facultad de Trabajo Social, UCM.

Magdalena Ferrán-Aranaz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Profesora Titular de la Facultad de Estudios Estadísticos de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Facultad de Estudios Estadísticos, UCM.

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Published
2019-06-27
How to Cite
Cubillos-Vega C. y Ferrán-Aranaz M. (2019). Effects of a human rights education intervention with Social Work students: assessment of concepts and commitment. Cuadernos de Trabajo Social, 32(2), 381-395. https://doi.org/10.5209/cuts.60617
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