Towards fostering an inclusive and rights respecting educational environment in Jordan
Facing numerous challenges such as high dropout rates, violence in schools, gender inequality, inadequate teacher training and an outdated curriculum, the Jordanian education system has been under immense pressure.
In response to these issues, the Jordanian National Centre for Human Rights (JNCHR), the Jordanian Ministry of Education and the Danish Institute of Human Rights embarked on an assessment of the human rights education in Jordan’s school system.
The cooperation with the Jordanian National Centre for Human Rights (JNCHR) on the assessment of the human rights education in primary and secondary schools was carried out with funding from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2021. Dialogue with JNCHR and the Jordanian education authorities continued in 2022 with funding from the Danish Arab Partnership Programme.
Using the SDG 4.7 / Human Rights Education Monitoring tool, developed by the Institute, the assessment looked into the education policy, national school curricula, teacher education, the learning environment and student assessments.
This marked the first comprehensive systematic assessment of the human rights education in primary and secondary schools in Jordan and identified a gap in secondary school curricula which the education authorities are now committed to address in an upcoming curriculum reform process.
The integration of human rights education into the secondary school curriculum will hopefully help foster an inclusive and rights respecting educational environment.