Human Rights Education A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions • It identifies possible controversial aspects of an issue and helps bring together different points of view to achieve consensus in a collaborative manner.77 Praxis: Action is more effective if it is connected with review and reflection. Praxis involves not only taking action but thinking about what actions are being taken and what actions are best to take. Relevance: People will act on issues for which they have strong feelings. There is a close link between emotion and the motivation to act and so education activities should be about those issues that are important to the participants, The role of the human rights educator is to learn about, and from, the participants so that the education activity is meaningful to them. Structural analysis: This approach analyses the structures and power relations in society in order to identify the most effective interventions that will facilitate positive change to human rights conditions. Transformative education: The opposite of “banking” education, transformative education involves participants in deciding how best to transform their lives, the environment, community and society. The human rights educator works to build the ability and commitment of each person to be actively engaged in creating change. Transformative education is empowering. 4.2. PRACTICE PRINCIPLES FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION METHODOLOGY Human rights education principles apply across all levels of human rights education activity, whether in formal or non-formal settings. While specific settings will influence what, and how, the educator develops and delivers human rights education, the following principles are presented as a guide. 4.2.1. The six principles of human rights education The six principles have been developed specifically for this Manual but are informed by the work of educationalists, human rights educators and by the contributions of NHRIs in the Asia Pacific region. Figure 4.2: The six principles of human rights education Relevant to participants Empowering Collaborative Human rights education is ... Thoughtful action Participatory Probing 77 34 Adapted from Participatory Methods Toolkit: A Practitioner’s Manual; Dr Nikki Slocum; joint publication of the King Baudouin Foundation and the Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment, in collaboration with the United Nations University – Comparative Regional Integration Studies; 2003.