FROM HUMAN RIGHTS TO THE RIGHT TO INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Fernanda Rebelo; Olívia de Carvalho; Sérgio Cabral; Vítor Lemos

doi:10.24861/2675-1038.v5i1.98

Fernanda Rebelo Universidade Portucalense http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4598-1629
Olívia de Carvalho Universidade Portucalense http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6968-5277
Sérgio Cabral Catholic University of Portugal
Vítor Lemos Catholic University of Portugal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24861/2675-1038.v5i1.98

Keywords: Human rights; Children's rights; Inclusive education; Children's context/environment

Abstract

The adoption by acclamation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the United Nations General Assembly was the most important milestone in the history of child protection. It is therefore essential that all actors, at the political and civil society, who somehow interfere, directly or indirectly, in the lives of children, do everything possible to ensure that these rights are guaranteed. The children themselves should know them so that they can understand when they are, or are not, being respected and to have an active role in denouncing situations of violation of these rights. This study aimed to analyse the perception of forty-two students from a private school, regarding the fulfilment of their rights and also to understand the differences in perception that exist, according to gender. As an instrument, a previously validated questionnaire was applied, whose questions were organized for analysis into three categories of rights: participation, provision and protection. The results indicate that there is still a long way to go. It is concluded that many children's rights continue to be violated by not having, for example, access to health, nutrition and adequate education or protection from violence

Author Biographies

Fernanda Rebelo, Universidade Portucalense

PhD in Law; Professor of Portucalense University Law Department; Researcher and Coordinator of the Research Group entitled 'People’ at the Portucalense Institute for Legal Research – IJP; Post-doctoral fellow in the Human Rights Postdoctoral Programme - From Social Rights to Diffuse Rights. Research interests, beyond the field of human rights, the areas of civil and consumer law, rights of minors and protection of persons with disabilities and other vulnerabilities. Associated-Editor of Portucalense Law Journal. Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 541-619, 4200-072, Oporto.

Olívia de Carvalho, Universidade Portucalense

Professor, Ph.D. Psychologist, specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology, PhD in Psychology (UCJC-MADRID); Degree in Clinical Psychology; Master's Degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology (FPCE – UP); Post-Graduation in Mindfulness in Health Contexts (FM-UP); Post-Graduation in Clinical Supervision (FPCE – UP); Post-Graduation in Children's Law (Catholic University); Specialization in Early Intervention (FPCE-UP), Post-doctoral fellow in the Human Rights Postdoctoral Programme - From Social Rights to Diffuse Rights. She is a Psychologist, Specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology, effective member of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists (OPP), higher education teacher, Integrated Researcher: Instituto Jurídico Portucalense – Research Center – IJP, Collaborating Researcher: Center for the Study of Population, Economy and Society - CEPESE and at the Center for Research, Development and Innovation – CIDI – IEES. She has published 3 books and more than 50 presentations and publications on themes of Health, Psychology and Education, in National and International Congresses and Scientific Journals. She supervised internships for Psychologists to join the Order of Portuguese Psychologists and also supervised about forty academic research works (theses, dissertations and end-of-course projects).

Sérgio Cabral, Catholic University of Portugal

Sérgio Cabral was born in Loureiro (Oliveira de Azeméis) and lives in Mire de Tibães (Braga). He holds a Master's degree in Theology and a Master's in Religious Sciences (area of specialization in teaching Catholic Moral and Religious Education in Basic and Secondary Education at the Catholic University of Portugal. In 2022, he specialized in Special Education - Cognitive-Motor Domain at the European Institute of Higher Studies. He has been a professor of Catholic Moral and Religious Education since the 2004/2005 school year. He is a member of the Missionary Work of Social Action - Leigos Boa Nova (OMAS-LBN), of the Missionary Center of the Archdiocese of Braga (CMAB) and a regular contributor to the Boa Nova Magazine.

Vítor Lemos, Catholic University of Portugal

Vítor Lemos was born in Loureiro (Oliveira de Azeméis) and lives in Mire de Tibães (Braga). He holds a Master's degree in Theology and a Master's in Religious Sciences (area of specialization in teaching Catholic Moral and Religious Education in Basic and Secondary Education at the Catholic University of Portugal. In 2022, he specialized in Special Education - Cognitive-Motor Domain at the European Institute of Higher Studies. He has been a professor of Catholic Moral and Religious Education since the 2004/2005 school year. He is a member of the Missionary Work of Social Action - Leigos Boa Nova (OMAS-LBN), of the Missionary Center of the Archdiocese of Braga (CMAB) and a regular contributor to the Boa Nova Magazine.