STUDENTS' PERCEPTION ON SELECTED HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY OF BASILAN STATE COLLEGE

Abstract: Human rights allow a person to live with dignity and in peace, away from the abuses that can be inflicted by abusive institutions or individuals. Many people have always suffered from the lack of these throughout history. Today, the world experiences numerous changes, and it corresponds to increased public attention on human rights. The country is faced with various pressing issues related to its political, economic, social and cultural conditions that breed many more human rights problems. Both students and teachers need to understand the universal elements of human rights as basis for promoting social progress, better living conditions and greater freedom. Human rights education becomes an integral part of the general education that must be integrated in all levels of the education system. Hence, this study aims to determine students’ perception on human rights and correlate the same to their demographic groups to determine any significant differences. Results suggest that student-respondents have a high level of awareness on the talk about human rights and are in accord to the concept that human rights are for all and considers the same as an important piece of the community. Keywords: human rights, social progress, human rights education. Title: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON SELECTED HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY OF BASILAN STATE COLLEGE Author: Abegail C. Indama, Sanira A. Atakal International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences ISSN 2394-9694 Vol. 9, Issue 6, November 2022 - December 2022 Page No: 31-36 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 07-December-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7409149 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/STUDENTS’%20PERCEPTION%20ON%20SELECTED%20HUMAN-07122022-2.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, ISSN 2394-9694, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co