A human rights-based approach to education for all : a framework for the realization of children's right to education and rights within education.

Includes bibliographical references.

The goal of a human rights-based approach to education is to assure every child a quality education that respects and promotes her or his right to dignity and optimum development. This publication provides a comprehensive framework of strategies and actions necessary to translate children's right to education and rights within education into legislation, policies and programmes for the attainment of education for all—back cover.

This document brings together the current thinking and practice on human rights-based approaches in the education sector. It presents key issues and challenges in rights-based approaches and provides a framework for policy and programme development from the level of the school up to the national and international levels—(p. vii).

Contents: [1] Human rights and education—[2] A rights-based conceptual framework for education—[3] State obligations and government responsibilities—[4] The role of other duty bearers—[5] Bibliography.