Human Rights Education in NYC

Human Rights Education in NYC

New York City

2014-2016

Primary Investigator: Dr. S. Garnett Russell


This project on human rights education in New York City examined how students in two public schools engage with global concepts of human rights using survey and interview data with students.

Publications and Resources


Articles

Russell, S. Garnett. 2018. “Between the Global and the Local: Human Rights Discourse and Engagement in Two New York City High Schools.” Harvard Educational Review 88(4):565–92. 

Rodríguez-Gómez, Diana, and S. Garnett Russell. 2022. “Human Rights Violations Through Structural Violence: A Case Study of Human Rights Education in New York City.” American Educational Research Journal 59(1):38–72. 

Salmon-Letelier, Marlana, and S. Garnett Russell. 2022. “Building Tolerance through Human Rights Education: The Missing Link.” Education, Citizenship and Social Justice 17(1):35–53. 

  • Dr. S. Garnett Russell (Primary Investigator)
  • Sandra Sirota '17 (Doctoral Student)
  • Diana Rodríguez-Gómez '16 (Doctoral Student)
  • Marlana Salmon-Letelier '19 (Doctoral Student)
  • Diversity Grant, Teachers College, Columbia University
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