Awareness of Teachers towards Child Rights Provision, Protection and Participation in framework of United Nation Child Rights Convention

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the awareness level of teachers towards human rights specifically child rights in secondary schools and its implications for educational policy in Punjab-Pakistan in order to layout ways of improvement for child rights. This paper investigated the problems with reference to national perspective and was delimited to only teachers working in secondary schools of Punjab, Pakistan. Using cross sectional and quantitative method design a survey was distributed to 1350 teachers (9th & 10th class). Simple random sampling method was used to select the sample. The response rate of teachers, was 95% (1277). The data were analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of t-test and ANOVA applied on teachers’, scale who sensitized statistically different perceptions (KAP- Knowledge, Attitude and Practice), in terms of provision, protection and participation (3Ps) about child rights (UNCRC) in secondary schools of Punjab. The subjects which are having children with them had perceived almost equally as compared to those without children in terms of provision, protection and participation of child rights. ANOVA results based on different age, academic qualification and service experience of teachers had shown statistically different views about 3Ps of child rights.