Human Rights and Universal Child Primary Education

This book focuses on all issues related to the human right of child primary education. It addresses issues of access to education, the benefits of schooling, primary education and human rights law, the role of states and NGOs towards improving enrolment rates, as well as policy recommendations.

Autorentext
Fait Muedini is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Butler University, USA and a Fellow at the Desmond Tutu Center for Peace, Reconciliation, and Global Justice at the Christian Theological Seminary, USA and Butler University, USA. He also founded and runs the website www.internationalrelations.org.

Inhalt
Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1. Introduction on Child Primary Education 2. The Importance of Education: What are the Benefits of Providing Free Child Primary Schooling? 3. Human Rights of Child Education in International Human Rights Law 4. What are the Reasons that Children are not Attending Primary School? 5. State Challenges to Ensuring Free Primary Schooling: Case Studies 6. Non-State Actors: The Role of NGOs in the Fight for Free Universal Education 7. Conclusion and Recommendations References