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Essays on Human Rights
substantive indicators for efficacy evaluation
and publish implementation reports and accept
external supervision periodically. According
to civil society groups, although the MOE
has meticulously prepared its MOE Human
Rights and Civic Education Promotion Plan,
it is still necessary to find ways to improve
implementation efficacy. Many student rights
problems have long existed (e.g., excessive
schooling time, inappropriate use of class
time, arbitrary dress code, and inadequate
understanding of human rights concepts by
the teachers). Although measures to tackle
them have been made, these problems remain
unresolved. According to civil society groups,
there are three reasons for the ineffectiveness of
policy. First, the serious deficiency of manpower
for policy implementation. Second, the lack
of more substantive assessment indicators.
For example, in the planning of human rights
courses, the current indicators can measure
quantity but not quality, and the number of
persons receiving various training programs
but not the percentage of those who should
have received the training. Third, the lack of
an external oversight mechanism led to the
absence of compulsive follow-ups and control.
According to the “Plan of Action for the First
Phase of the World Programme for Human Rights
Education”, the stakeholders should be invited to
participate in the planning and implementation of
human rights education. Therefore, civil society
groups and student groups with involvement in
promoting human rights education or experience
in handling campus human rights issues should
be invited to do so.
▋ The NAER research team visited Kaohsiung Municipal Ling Ya Junior High School (Source: NAER).
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