Moral Education through the 3 Rs: rights, respect and responsibility

To test whether teaching children about their rights can serve as moral education, this study added a six-month, student-centred curriculum on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to Grade 8 health and social studies classes in five schools. Compared with peers who didn’t receive it, participating students showed higher self-esteem, greater perceived support from peers and teachers, and more rights-respecting attitudes.