BOOK
Tibbitts, F. and Keet, A. (Eds.) Emancipatory Human Rights and the University: Promoting Social Justice in Higher Education. London: Routledge.
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Tibbitts, F. and Wong, M. Looking back: How US youth activists view the influences of schools. Journal of Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. Looking back: How U.S. youth activists view the influence of schools - Felisa Tibbitts, Marissa Wong, 2024
Tibbitts, F. (2024). Revitalizing the Mission of Higher Education through a Human Rights-Based Approach. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education. Special issue devoted to UNESCO’ Futures of Education initiative.
Olle Nolgård, Thomas Nygren, Felisa Tibbitts, Anamika Anamika, Denise Bentrovato, Paul Enright, Johan Wassermann, Oakleigh Welply (2020). A global history in a global world? Human rights in history education in the Global North and South, Historical Encounters, 7(1). http://hej.hermes-history.net/index.php/HEJ/article/view/146
Tibbitts, F. (2020) Deliberative democratic decision making, universal values, and cultural pluralism: A proposed contribution to the prevention of violent extremism through education. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 48 (1), pp. 79-94. DOI: 10.1007/s11125-019-09444-2 https://rdcu.be/buWx9
Yemini, M. Tibbitts, F. and Goren, H. (2018). Trends and Caveats: Global Citizenship Education within the Teacher Education Literature, Teaching and Teacher Education, 77, pp. 77-89.
Tibbitts, F. (2018) Human rights education: The good surf and re-claiming human rights, Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 36(1), pp. 64-74.
Tibbitts, F. and Weldon, G. (2017). History curriculum and teacher training: shaping a democratic future in post-apartheid South Africa? Comparative Education
Tibbitts, F. (2017). Revisiting ‘Emerging Models of Human Rights Education’, International Journal of Human Rights Education.
Tibbitts, F. (2016). Political Autobiography: Reflexive Inquiry in the Preparation of Social Justice Educators. International Journal of Educational Sciences. 13(1), pp. 108-117.
Tibbitts, F. (2016). Women’s Human Rights Education in Turkey: Feminist Pedagogy and Trainer’s Engagement in Social Change. Journal of Peace Education, 13(1), pp. 41-59.
Tibbitts, F. (2014). Human Rights Education Here and Now: U.S. Practices and International Processes. Journal of International Social Studies. 4(2), pp. 129-134.
Tibbitts, F. and Kirchschläger, P.G. (2010). Perspectives of Research on Human Rights Education. Journal of Human Rights Education 2(1), pp. 8-29.
Tibbitts, F. (2006). Learning from the Past: Supporting Teaching through the Facing the Past History Project in South Africa. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education. Vol. XXXVI: No.3. Geneva: Institute for Bureau of Education, UNESCO, pp. 295-317.
Tibbitts, F. (2002). Emerging Models for Human Rights Education. International Review of Education, 48(3-4), pp. 159-171.
Tibbitts, F. (2001). Prospects for Civics Education in Transitional Democracies: Results of an Impact Study in Romanian Classrooms. Intercultural Education, 12(1).
GUEST EDITOR
Tibbitts, F. and Katz, S. (2018). Human Rights Education: Disrupting Policies and Practices. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education.
Fritzsche, K.P. and Tibbitts, F. (eds.) (2006). International Perspectives on Human Rights Education. Special issue of Journal of Social Science Education, (1).
Tibbitts, F. (2005). Human Rights Education and Transformative Learning. Special issue of Intercultural Education, 16(2).
PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS
Tibbitts, F. and Sirota, S. (2022). Human Rights Education. In Tierney,R., Rizvi, F., Ercikan, K. and Smith, G. (eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education, 4th edition. London: Elsevier.
Tibbitts, F. and Sirota, S. (2022). The Human Rights Imperative in Teacher Education. In Atler, G. And Fernekes, W. The Human Rights Imperative in Teacher Education. Rowan and Littlefield series Global Teacher Education.
Tibbitts, F. and Hagenaars, P. (2020). Chapter 32. Education of Psychologists for Human Rights Awareness, Accountability and Action (pp. 475-489). In N. S. Rubin and R. Flores (eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Tibbitts, F. and Hagenaars, P. (2020). Planning Human Rights Education for Psychologists. In P. Hagenaars, M. Plavšic, N. Sveaas, U. Wagner and T. Wainwright. Human Rights and Human Rights Education for Psychologists. New York: Routledge.
Tibbitts, F. (2020) Contested Universalism and human rights education: Can there be a deliberative hybrid solution for schooling? In Zembylas, M. and Keet, A. (Eds.), Critical Human Rights, Citizenship and Democracy Education. London: Bloomsbury.
Tibbitts, F. (2017). Evolution of Human Rights Education Models. In Bajaj, M. (Ed.), Human Rights Education: Theory, Research, Praxis. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Claude, R.P. and Tibbitts, F. (2016). Chapter 20. Right to Education and Human Rights Education. In Claude, R.P., Weston, B. and Grear, A. (Eds.), Human Rights in the World Community, 4th edition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 207-216.
Tibbitts, F. and Keet, A. (2016). Curriculum Reform in Transitional Justice Environments: The South African Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Education and the Schooling Sector (87-109). In Zajda, J.(Ed.), Globalisation and Human Rights Education. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Publishing.
Tibbitts, F. (2015). Building a Human Rights Education Movement in the United States. In Katz, S. and Spero, A.(Eds.), Bringing Human Rights Education to U.S. Classrooms. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Tibbitts, F. and Totten, S. (2012). Human Rights Education. In Pederson, J. and Totten, S. (Eds.) Educating About Social Issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, pp. 195-221.
Tibbitts, F. (2008). Human Rights Education. In Bajaj, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Peace Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Tibbitts, F. (2014). Shadow. In Towards a Just Society: The Personal Journeys of Human Rights Educators. Santiago: Universidad Academia de Humanismo and Minneapolis, MN: Human Rights Center of the University of Minnesota, pp. 118-120.
Tibbitts, F. (2012). Human Rights Education. In Sinclair, M. (ed.). Education for Global Citizenship. Doha, Qatar: Education Above All, pp. 195-218.
Tibbitts, F. and Fernekes, W. (2010). Human Rights Education. In Totten, S. and Pederson, J.E. (eds.) Teaching and Studying Social Issues: Major Programs and Approaches. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, pp. 87-117.
Elbers, F. and Tibbitts, F. (2004). Using Information Technologies for Human Rights Education. In Georgi, V. and Seberich, M. (eds.), International Perspectives in Human Rights Education. Gutterslöh: Bertelsmann Foundation Publishers.
Darvas, P. and Tibbitts, F. (1999). Educational Change in Central Eastern Europe: Traditions, Contexts and New Actor. In Beauchamp, Ed (ed.) Education and Reform in East-Central Europe. Honolulu: Garland Publishers.
Tibbitts, F. (1997). Individualism, collectivism and education in post-totalitarian Europe. In Bridges, D. Education, autonomy and democratic citizenship in a changing world. London: Routledge.
Tibbitts, F. (1997). Conceptions of Citizenship in Romania. In Tjeldvoll. A. and Nagy, P. Democracy or Nationalism? Education in Post-Communist Europe. Oslo: Institute for Educational Research, University of Oslo.
Darvas, P. and Tibbitts, F. (1992). Educational Change in Central and Eastern Europe: Tradition, Context and New Actors. The Case of Hungary. In A. Tjeldvoll (ed.), Education in East/Central Europe 1991, Special Studies in Comparative Education, Number Thirty. Buffalo, NY: Graduate School of Education Publications.
Wiberg, H. with Tibbitts, F. (1985). On the Relevance of Theories of Aggression for the Study of Macro Conflicts. In UNESCO Yearbook on Peace and Conflict Studies – 1983. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
POLICY PAPERS AND GUIDELINES (Selective)
Tibbitts, F. (2020). Human Rights Perspective of Citizenship Education in Adult Learning. Prepared for UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning.
UNESCO – Myanmar (2019). Education for Peace and Sustainable Development in Myanmar under the Sustainable Development Goal 4.7 and their Contributions to Quality Education: An Options Paper.
UNESCO and UNODC (2018). Strengthening the Rule of Law through Education: A Guide for Policymakers. Paris: UNESCO. Tibbitts was the expert drafting the policy guidelines.
Tibbitts, F. (2016). Universal Values: Origins, Debates, Renewals and Schooling. Discussion paper prepared for IBE UNESCO. Unpublished internal document.
Tibbitts, F. (2015). Human Rights Education Indicator Framework. Cambridge and London: HRE 2020.
BOOK REVIEWS/ EDITORIALS/ BLOGS
Tibbitts, F. (2020). “World Teachers Day: Embracing our Humanity.” Education International. World of Education blog. https://www.worldsofeducation.org/en/woe_homepage/woe_detail/16958/worldteachersday-lessons-from-the-pandemic-%e2%80%9cembracing-our-humanity%e2%80%9d-by-felisa-tibbitts October 5th.
Tibbitts, F. (2020). DevelopmentAid. In response to question: “Did containment measures in response to the coronavirus crisis violate human rights?” https://www.developmentaid.org/#!/news-stream/post/68953/experts-opinions-did-the-containment-measures-in-response-to-the-coronavirus-crisis-violate-human-rights July 20th.
Tibbitts, F. (2020). "Feminization of Human Rights?". HumanRightsHere blog, Netherlands Network of Human Rights Researchers. https://www.humanrightshere.com/ June 29th.
Tibbitts, F. (2020). "Coronavirus Curriculum." Education International Worlds of Education blog. https://www.worldsofeducation.org/en/woe_homepage/woe_detail/16734/“coronavirus-curriculum”-by-felisa-tibbitts
Tibbitts, F. (2017). “Preparing for Difficult Conversations”. Education International “Worlds of Education” blog. https://worldsofeducation.org/en/woe_homepage/woe_detail/15253/preparing-for-difficult-conversations July 18.
Tibbitts, F. (2015). Response to “The Shaky Legal Foundations of the Global Human Rights Education Project”. Journal of International Social Studies, 5(1),pp. 172-173.
Tibbitts, F. (2015). Understanding Human Rights: Educational Challenges for the Future. Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 37, pp. 277-283.
Tibbitts, F. (2013). Turkey’s Mixed Record on Rights. Op-ed, Boston Herald, 6/22.
TRAINING MANUALS, CURRICULA AND RESOURCES (selective)
Tibbitts, F., Loni, S., Abrom, A., & Chacon Ugarte, G. (2023). From Commitment to Action: Integrating Sustainable Development into National Education Priorities: A Practical Guide for Policymakers, Practitioners, and Researchers. United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Networks (SDSN).
Tibbitts, F. (2022). Human Rights-Based Approach to Higher Education. Lund: Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (2023). Developed an online course on Addressing Hate Speech for UN staff.
UNESCO (2021). Developed and co-facilitated a five-week, online course “Global Citizenship Education” for African primary school teachers.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2021). Developed four hybrid modules to be used in teacher training institutions in Europe. Module topics: Education for Democratic Citizenship and Democratic Culture; Human Rights and Human Rights Education; Culture, Identity, Diversity in Education; Educational Engagement and Participation . Funded by Erasmus.
Generation Human Rights and HREA (2020). “unMASKing: The Pandemic Curriculum Project”. Tibbitts was a co-writer. unMASKing: Pandemic Curriculum — GenHR (generationhumanrights.org)
UNESCO and UNODC (2019). Empowering Students for Just Societies: A Handbook for Secondary School Teachers. Paris: UNESCO. Tibbitts was one of two experts who drafted this handbook.
Amnesty International (2019). Write for Rights 2019 Educator’s Guide. Tibbitts was a co-author.
IBE UNESCO (2018). Training Tools for Curriculum Development: A Resource Pack for Global Citizenship Education (GCED). Geneva: IBE-UNESCO. Tibbitts was the primary author.
Lücke, M., Tibbitts, F., Engel, E. and Fenner, L. (Eds). (2016). CHANGE: Combining History Learning and Human Rights Education. Schwalbach: Wochenschau Verlag.
Tibbitts, F. (2015). Curriculum Development and Review for Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, in collaboration with UNESCO, OSCE/ODIHR and the Organization of American States.
ICAP (2013). Human Total: A Violence Prevention Learning Resource. Washington, DC: International Center for Alcohol Policies. Tibbitts was one of three primary authors of draft 1.
Tibbitts, F. (2011). Civic and Intercultural Education textbook for Kosovo lower secondary schools. Tibbitts was lead author for the first draft of this pupil textbook, supported by the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities and published by the Kosovo Ministry of Education.