Student's perception of equal right: Kosovo case
| Author | Dr. Hatixhe Ismajli |
| Position | Faculty of Education, Prishtina |
| Pages | 179-185 |
ISSN 2410-759X Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Vol 1 No 1
Acces online at www.iipccl.org IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania May 2015
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Student’s perception of equal right:
Kosovo case
Dr. Hatixhe Ismajli
Faculty of Education
Prishtina
Abstract
Education for equal rights is the cornerstone of a democratic society. Stemming from human
nature, human rights - as general moral norm, oblige the individual to achieve fair and ethical
actions in the social circle. e respect for the basic rights and freedoms enable every person in
the community to fully utilize his/her human qualities, intelligence, talent and awareness, while
providing equal opportunities for all is a prerequisite for ensuring active participation of citizens in
social life. e Kosovo society, with its aim to adapt to the regional and global changes, is becoming
more and more aware of the necessity to fulll the psychological needs of students as well as ensure
their right to participate in taking decisions that have an impact in their lives. Educational reforms
in recent years in Kosovo, based on the new Curriculum Framework, have brought positive changes
in the absorption of essential concepts for the education for democratic citizenship of students and
also make aware the educational institutions for their role and the importance of civic education in
the formation of students’ personality.
e research project “e concepts of citizenship at the primary school students in Kosovo” is
intended to reect and analyze the current situation regarding students’ perceptions of equal rights
in various contexts. e research was conducted with students of lower secondary school at grade
8. e research was conducted in 171 schools of dierent Kosovo municipalities with a total of
1700 respondents. e research was conducted through a standardized questionnaire from the
“International Civic and Citizenship Education Study”1, adapted to the needs of our research.
e analysis of the results argue the fact that the recognition of equal rights as the fundamental
concept of citizenship education helps students to support the changes that have occurred in recent
years in Kosovo. We consider that in the conditions of the social transformations and in facing the
challenges of Kosovo society, the results of the research not only contribute to the development
of democratic processes in school, but also encourage students to respect and promote the values
required by a democratic society.
Key words: Civic education, equal rights, gender equity, the rights of ethnic groups.
Introduction
Human rights are general moral norms which bind to individuals and society to achieve
fair and ethical actions in the social circle. Respect for human rights makes it possible
overall progress of the individual and society. General Assembly of the United Nations
(1948) revealed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which aims through
education, to help in the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms which give
the opportunity to develop and fully exploit our human qualities, intelligence, talent and
our consciousness (Beitz, 2011, 15).Humanity becomes more and more conscious about
meeting the needs of child psychological and approval of their right to participate in
decisions that aect his life. Because Kosovo society is going through a transition period,
1http://iccs.acer.edu.au/
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