Caroline Ferguson

Can an arts degree change the world? A defence of the study humanities at Australian universities - ABC listen Universities are under pressure — particularly the study of subjects like languages, history, social sciences and the creative arts. This lecture looks back to a time, post war, when governments turne...

Can an arts degree change the world? A defence of the study of humanities at Australian universities www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Is human rights education under threat? And, if so, what can we do about it? Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 9, No. 1, 2026)

🎉We’re pleased to announce issue 9.1 is published

🎉12 original #HRE articles with research in 10 countries

🎉Read @audreyosler.bsky.social editorial: ‘Is HRE under threat? And, if so, what can we do about it?’

🎉Check out this exciting issue! @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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We know this has been a challenging year for all dedicated to greater justice and rights. These are difficult times, with moments of uncertainty and loss. But what carries us through, and gives us hope for a better future, is each other.

Festive Greetings from HRER

We are thankful.

To our authors, readers, reviewers, guest editors, human rights activists, researchers, and educators across the word, we value you!

Your support during this year of growth and development for HRER has inspired us.

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Free webinar on #citizenshipeducation #globalcitizenship December 10 2025 brought to you from The Social and Citizenship Education Association of Australia www.sceaa.net.au/news

Globalisation, Human Rights and Education Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 3, 2025)

NEW in our Special Issue edited by @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh, Alexander Krouglov’s review of #Globalisation #HumanRights & #Education
A wide-ranging edited collection by Yvonne Vissing & Joseph Zajda

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📣#callforpapers for those working in #history #education and #inclusion

Real-life and fictional role models as a resource for rights education for and about girls Mae Jemison, Little People Big Dreams by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Janna Morton, tells the story of the first African American woman astronaut. In the novel Johnny Mad Dog by Emmanuel Dongala...

Exploring how stories with female role models might contribute education for girls’ rights
Kate Mackenzie explores possible tensions between human rights & global citizenship values
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Three excellent books on what the #ClimateEmergency means for higher education & how universities should respond 📚 🧵

1️⃣ Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis by @edufuturist.bsky.social

www.universitiesonfire.com

📣#callforpapers for those working in #history #education and #inclusion

From the new Special Issue of Human Rights Education Review examining the intersection of #Globalcitizenship and #humanrights

Patriotic global citizenship? Reinterpreting insights from university EFL teachers in China This study investigates how Chinese university English as a Foreign Language teachers conceptualise global citizenship in the context of global polycrisis and China’s rising international prominenc...

NEW How do national policy agendas shape understanding of #GCE & human rights?
Studying #EFL teachers in China Enze Guo & @zczlpz1.bsky.social discuss views of justice-oriented #HigherEducation teachers
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Rethinking human rights and global citizenship education through Confucian values: insights from a Chinese high school This article explores a Confucian perspective on human rights education (HRE) and global citizenship education (GCE). In dialogue with Western liberal and communitarian traditions of human rights a...

NEW Lipei Wang discusses how a Chinese high school rethinks #HumanRights & #GCE thro’ Confuscian values
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Human Rights Education Review Special Issue 2027: Intercultural history, human rights, and citizenship education for inclusion in diverse societies Call for Papers: deadline for abstract submission – 6 January 2026&n…

✔️NEW Call for Papers from HRER

✔️Intercultural history, human rights and citizenship education for inclusion in diverse societies

✔️Scholars are encouraged to submit abstracts by 6 January 2026

✔️Invited papers due by 31 May 2026
For further details visit
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Are human rights enough? – extending HRE frameworks through ecopedagogical perspectives This article explores intersections of human rights (HR) discourses and (environmental) global citizenship education (GCE) by applying ecopedagogical perspectives to expand both HR frameworks and G...

⭐️NEW Ricardo Roemhild & Greg William Misiaszek argue Earth’s rights are integral to #HRE since social & environmental justice is interrelated
⭐️Check this out in Special Issue on #GlobalCitizenshipEd & human rights
⭐️Edited by @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh

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Human Rights Education and Global Citizenship: an analysis of Sri Lankan Civic Education curricula Human Rights Education (HRE) is crucial for Sri Lanka, having endured a 26-year-long civil war and various violent experiences arising from ethnic, religious and political tensions. In the context ...

⭐️NEW #OpenAccess article by Lasni Buddhihashika Jayasooriya

⭐️Examines Sri Lankan #civics curriculum

⭐️ #HRE for living together #postconflict

#peace #SriLanka
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⭐️in Special Issue on #gce with editors @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh

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Delighted to be publishing this, HRER’s first article focusing on #SriLanka
Hoping to publish many more!
@hrer.bsky.social has an open call for papers
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Cultivating global citizens: merging human rights and multicultural education into a global citizenship curriculum in the U.S This article explores the integration of Global Citizenship Education (GCE), Multicultural Education (MCE), and Human Rights Education (HRE) to address global challenges and foster inclusive, equit...

⭐️NEW article by @doclazar.bsky.social exploring how #GlobalCitizenshipEd might be incorporated into US curricula
⭐️Special Issue #GCE & #HRE

🆓Access International Association for Human Rights Education members

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3rd International IAHRE Conference 26-27 May 2026 – Münster, Germany Re-imagining Human Rights Education in a Turbulent World Abstract Deadline Extended until 17 November 2025 Venue: Zfsl An den Speichern 5, 48157 Münster, Germany Conference Announcement and Call fo…

#CfP ‼️📣 Deadline approaching ‼️ #humanrights #education Scholars and practitioners: Submit your 300-word abstracts for the Conference of the International Association for Human Rights Education, Münster May 2026! global-iahre.org/research/

For refugees, the right to learn is uneven. Here's how to change Refugees: our book offers hope to respond to the multiplicity of forms of suffering and destruction for the marginalised and the dispossessed

As humanitarian crises escalate, improving refugee education has never been more pressing. Julie Matthews and Quentin Maire highlight initiatives for refugee education around the world. https://loom.ly/Tb2oehY

Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) at University of Warwick Explore an exciting academic career as a Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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Abstracts have been extended to 8 December for the Relation-Centered Education Network Conference at Griffith University (Gold Coast) in June 2026.

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Human Rights Education Review Global Citizenship Education and Human Rights. Volume 8, Issue 3 of Human Rights Education Review

📣 Published! It has been a wonderful experience to guest edit this Special Issue of Human Rights Education Review with Dr Jia Ying Neoh on global citizenship education #gce & human rights education #hre Innovative scholarship expanding concepts in both fields www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhre20/c...

Human Rights Education Review Global Citizenship Education and Human Rights. Volume 8, Issue 3 of Human Rights Education Review

📣 New publication! Special Issue of Human Rights Education Review Guest Edited by Dr Caroline Ferguson & Dr Jia Ying Neoh @sydney.edu.au on Global Citizenship Education #gce & Human Rights Education #hre Innovative scholarship expanding concepts in both fields www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhre20/c...

📣🎉New Issue of The Social Educator out now! This is the journal of The Social and Citizenship Education Association of Australia. Fresh, impactful articles on innovative practice, research & theoretical analysis of citizenship education search.informit.org/journal/socedu

3rd International IAHRE Conference 26-27 May 2026 – Münster, Germany Re-imagining Human Rights Education in a Turbulent World Abstract Deadline Extended until 17 November 2025 Venue: Zfsl An den Speichern 5, 48157 Münster, Germany Conference Announcement and Call fo…

#CfP ‼️📣 Deadline approaching ‼️ #humanrights #education Scholars and practitioners: Submit your 300-word abstracts for the Conference of the International Association for Human Rights Education, Münster May 2026! global-iahre.org/research/

📣🎉New Issue of The Social Educator out now! This is the journal of The Social and Citizenship Education Association of Australia. Fresh, impactful articles on innovative practice, research & theoretical analysis of citizenship education search.informit.org/journal/socedu

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Empowering global citizens beyond nationalism: teaching the ‘comfort women’ history through human rights education in South Korea This qualitative case study examines how human rights education (HRE) is integrated into teaching the history of Japanese military ‘comfort women’ in South Korea to empower students as global citiz...

How do we teach difficult history & avoid ethnonationalism when facing the past?
Boeun Cha #Yonsei University Seoul & Jing Williams University of South Dakota discuss case of #ComfortWomen #HistoryEd
#GCE & #HRE special issue @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh
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✅Just a few days left to submit your abstract to #IAHRE2026
✅Deadline is 17 November
✅A friendly conference where all are welcome