Students' Perceptions of Their Rights in School: A Review of the Literature

Session Type: Poster Session

Abstract

This review focuses on students’ perceptions of their rights in school. The conceptual framework of rights consciousness was applied to understand how students’ knowledge, experiences, and emotions shape their rights perceptions. The analysis is based on 38 empirical studies that examined students’ perceptions of their rights in elementary and secondary schools. The findings characterize students’ rights perceptions as informal and portray a tension between normalization and resistance. The findings also identify the factors affecting students’ perceptions, comprising school context, national context, and students’ individual characteristics. The conclusions underscore that student perceptions are embedded primarily in school practices, relationships, and students’ cultural scripts. The implications are that future study should apply and investigate a context-based agenda based on a socio-cultural inquiry.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Law and Education

Papers

• Students' Perceptions of Their Rights in School: A Review of the Literature - Lotem Perry-Hazan, University of Haifa

Discussants

• Elisabeth M Krimbill, Texas A&M University - San Antonio

• Tiffani J J Smith, Claremont Graduate University