Date of Award

1-1-2011

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Organizational Unit

Josef Korbel School of International Studies

First Advisor

Peter W. Van Arsdale, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Claude d'Estree

Third Advisor

Lyndsay Agans

Keywords

Anti-trafficking advocacy, Anti-trafficking curriculum, Awareness, Education, Human trafficking, Social justice curricula

Abstract

Human trafficking is an international problem that penetrates every society on the globe. Trafficking in children for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, and domestic servitude occurs in every state of the United States. Education is key in preventing human trafficking and American students lack proper knowledge of the issue. This study seeks to bridge this shortcoming through the creation and implementation of a holistic anti-trafficking advocacy curriculum that not only informs and motivates students and educators toward advocacy, but also meets Colorado state academic standards. Case studies using sixth grade students in Denver show the impact that such a curriculum has, not only on knowledge gained, but student empowerment and civic responsibility through advocacy.

The author analyzes the impact of the Aware Curriculum through formative and summative assessments, classroom observation, and diagnostic written assessments to gauge knowledge, comprehension of key concepts, and student thought processes about anti-trafficking advocacy.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Rights Holder

Alex Kornelius Monroe

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Format

application/pdf

Language

en

File Size

102 p.

Discipline

Curriculum Development, International Relations

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