Awareness of human rights, legal literacy, and social well being of secondary school students of srinagar and budgam districts of jammu and kashmir

Abstract

Human rights, legal literacy and social well-being are dynamic concepts that will find expanded expression and constantly cover new areas as human society continues to evolve to higher levels of development. Education for these concepts are applicable at all levels of education. In the book "Dictionary of Education", Carter V. Good, emphasized that from the early years of the child, the human rights education, legal literacy and social well-being are necessary. Preschool and early primary education can highlight a sense of common humanity among children. The older primary school children are aware of social and political issues and they have a right to learn about values, which have been universally proclaimed. Before any effective policy is launched for the human development, awareness should be aroused. But the question is that how it can be ensured that the masses and the younger generation in schools and colleges are aware of the Governments polices which guarantee world peace, prosperity and universal brotherhood. Today we have the modern system of communication. Durham, in a chapter from the book "From Sovereign Impunity to International Accountability" published in 2004, has mentioned that we can know what is happening and where it is happening in the world. But we have seen a large number of violation examples which are gradually increasing. Betty A. Reardon, in the book "Educating for Human Dignity: Learning about Rights and Responsibilities" published in the year 1995, pointed out that trends have emerged where individuals betrayed scant regard for the life and dignity of others. Education can play a strong role to secure human rights and dignity of human being. Before imparting this kind of education to them, how far they are aware about human rights and legal literacy should be measured. Thus, this study is a task to understand the awareness of Human rights, legal literacy, and social well-being of secondary school students of Srinagar and Budgam Districts of Jammu and Kashmir. In the present study, the investigator followed survey and correlational research.