22/09/2011 Social Education All modules are 1 credit each. Task and Leaving Cert Exam are 10 credits. Social and Health Ed 1 Session 1 and 2 Social and Health Ed 2 1 st Year (February to June) Session 3 and 4 Contemporary Issues 1 LCA Social Education Taking Charge Session 2 My Community Session 4 Contemporary Issues 2 In-service Sept. 2010 Session 1 Session 3 Leaving Cert Exam TASK Aims Contemporary Issues 1 to develop students’ understanding of contemporary 1. Language of Contemporary Issues society to help students recognise the broader global dimension 2. Categorising Issues behind many contemporary issues to enable students to make links between local, national 3. Prioritising Issues and international issues 4. Forces and Interests to develop an understanding and appreciation of the diversity and complexity of contemporary issues 5. Global and Local links to recognise the different underlying principles and values which can be attached to contemporary issues 6. Human Rights and Contemporary Issues to highlight the social, cultural, political and economic nature of contemporary issues 7. Rights and Conflicts to develop the students’ confidence and communication skills when discussing contemporary issues. An overview Word Bank Exercise Understanding the language of the module; Contemporary Understanding what a contemporary issue is; Rights/Responsibilities Helping students to select issues that might be of interest Local/National/global to them; Event/Issue Explaining how issues can be categorised; Looking at the forces and influences that night affect Action/lobby groups issues; Social/Cultural/Political/Economic Familiarising students with UN Declaration of human Media rights Justice Helping students to make connections between issues and human rights. 1
22/09/2011 Ways of Examining Issues Event vs. Issue 1. Newspapers Local or National 2. Community Audit Groups/Needs/ Facilities EVENT ISSUE 3. Eilis flood Exercise Interest/Not of Interest 9/11 Terrorism 4 . List local issues Make Local/National/Global links Pups Abandoned Animal Welfare 5. List of Issues Pick on from chief Examiners report Seven killed in crash Road Safety Elderly cant afford Heating 6. List of Rights Name an abuse of some/Pick issue from that Equality/Poverty Man beaten in Street Violence 7. Rights cards Pick one you would not want to lose/ find related issue School wall destroyed Vandalism 8. Group issues Issues that impact on young people/disabled/elderly etc. No Car Day Care for the Environment Man killed by Machinery 9. Brainstorm Take issues from CSPE or My Community Workplace Safety Woman loses job over 10 Role plays Take issues that arise from Ravi or other Role Plays Gender Equlaity childcare 11. Rising to the Challenge Random list of contemporary Issues (Worksheet 1.2) Forces and Interests Forces and Interests Who is affected/concerned by the issue? Alcohol (Positives) Alcohol (Negatives) How are people affected by the issue? Who should be concerned about the issue? What factors are affecting the issue? Personal problems that Self Help Groups (A.A.) What are people doing about the issue? people want to forget Where is there an interest in this issue? Addiction Counselling What progress, if any, has been made since the issue arose? Drinking a part of Irish Services How has progress/change been achieved? culture When did the interest arise in the issue? What attitudes/opinions are positively or negatively School Awareness Drunkenness largely accepted affecting the issue? Programmes by Irish society What is going on that might make a difference? Global Issue-Violence Refugees mass on Border National Cultural Social; Zero Tolerance Brings Act first think later • 5000 sleeping rough NY murder rate from People are afraid to help in Ireland each 5000 to 400 mentality other people Local night • Violent crime on Man Found in Drain the increase Political Economic Lack of detention centres Not enough resources, or Local youth dies and not enough Garda investment in certain areas after pub brawl 2
22/09/2011 War in Iraq UN Declaration of Human Rights Negative Forces 1789 French Revolution, Positive forces (help) (worsen ) 1900’s rights defined, Peace Movement Media hype 1944 General distaste for War UN set up, Imperialism 1948 U.N. UNDHR passed, 2004 election in America 1954 Concern for Iraqi People Two conventions drafted, Arms Industry 1966 Humanitarian effort Conventions passed, Middle East 1976 Conventions came into force, Awareness of effects of Sadam (100% vote) Sanctions (UNICEF) 1992 Ireland Ratifies it. Terrorists Human Rights Rights Development Right to live, exist. Human Rights defined as Civil and Political, To work for anyone Economic, Social, and Cultural. To own property Children's Rights defined as survival, development, Free Speech protection and participation. Security Children rights declared in 1959, but Convention 1989 Safety from violence Protection from the law Ireland only ratified in 1992 (USA and Somalia still no) Fair trial EU drafted a Convention on Human Rights in 1950 To be innocent until proven guilty and renewed in 1998 To be a citizen of a country EU court of Human Rights meets in Strasbourg. To vote Human Rights Debate Human rights (Cont.) Get them to the “I agree” or the “I disagree” corner of the To seek asylum if a country treats you badly room and explain why they have taken that stand; Sample To think freely statement could include: To believe and practice the religion a person wants All children should have the right to education no matter To peacefully protest (speak against) a government or what heir behaviour; group All student have the right to privacy so their lockers should Health care (medical care) never be searched; Education Free legal aid should be open to all; The law should be changed to allow same sex couples to Eat/drink marry; To communicate through a language The full consent of the father should always be sought Not be forced into marriage before adoption. To pursue happiness 3
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