人權教育於大學課堂實踐之嘗試――以「死刑」為例

Human Rights Education in University Classrooms–A Case Study on the Death Penalty

本文係以校園作為激發新世代對於尊重多元平等、人性尊嚴的人權實踐場域，嘗試思考在大學階段之人權教育中，如何將死刑議題納入課程主軸可能有之規劃思考。有鑑於人權教育強調受教者個人感受之參與，以及運用多元的方式表達其想法與情感，如何讓人權教育的實踐超越理論與法律框架，鼓勵學生深入思考並對社會不公有所思辨，則有賴人權教育者如何創造出有利於學生體會、反思及表達的學習環境。而課堂中感受上的參與如何延續，甚至進一步內化並為學生的思維、情感與行為帶來改變，仍有待教育者的持續努力。

Human rights education emphasizes the personal engagement of learners and the use of diverse ways to express their thoughts and emotions. Making human rights education practice go beyond theoretical and legal frameworks, and encouraging students to think deeply and critically about social injustice depends on how human rights educators create a learning environment conducive to students’experience, reflection, and expression.
This article explores using the campus as a platform to inspire the new generation to practice human rights principles, such as respect for diversity, equality, and human dignity. It also considers how the issue of the death penalty can be incorporated into the core curriculum of human rights education at the university level. The extent to which student engagement in the classroom can be sustained, internalized, and lead to changes in students’thinking, emotions, and behavior remains to be observed and requires continuous effort on the part of educators.