Children's rights 30% of teachers "only name" "I don't know at all" NGO survey

An international NGO conducted a questionnaire survey of teachers on "children's rights" such as "freely express opinions" and "protected from violence" and found that "only the name is known" or "not at all". It turned out that 30% of the respondents answered.

NGOs want to spread their understanding by making teaching materials.

According to the international NGO "Save the Children Japan," children's rights are the rights that every child in the world needs to live in their own way, in good health, with peace of mind, and in affluence. Each country, including Japan, has ratified the "Convention on the Rights of the Child," which summarizes what adults and the country should do, in addition to specific details.

Last month, Save the Children Japan conducted an online questionnaire survey of 468 teachers from elementary, junior high and high schools and special needs schools nationwide regarding the awareness of children's rights and the status of education.

Among them, regarding the degree of recognition of children's rights, "I know a little about the content" was the most common at 48.5%, and "I know it well" was 21.6%.

On the other hand, 24.4% answered "I only know the name" and 5.6% answered "I don't know at all", accounting for 30%.

In addition, when asked about the efforts of the past year with multiple answers, 23.9% answered that they "created an opportunity to learn more deeply, such as discussing familiar rights," while "no particular efforts". The highest number of respondents was 47%.

On the other hand, when asked to select the content that corresponds to the child's right, only a little less than 60% of the respondents chose "have the right to play or rest", which is the child's right.

Akira Matsuyama of "Save the Children Japan" said, "I think there is a question mark as to whether children's rights are well understood, even if they have been heard. Now, it happens in Ukraine. What you are doing is a situation where your most basic rights are threatened. I think that knowing your rights is important for taking good care of yourself and others. "

"Save the Children Japan" is working to create easy-to-understand teaching materials, and plans to promote activities to spread the understanding of rights in the future.