Published in February 2019

 

 

Introduction

 

How to use this Guide

This Guide is an accompaniment to the animated video on corruption. The purpose of this two-part toolkit is to critically engage secondary-level students (aged 13-18) in understanding the meaning and impact of corruption, and other acts linked to corruption.

The Guide is designed to help teachers of secondary-level students expand on the content of the video; it recommends good practices and educational strategies that can be used in conjunction with the video.

The Guide is comprised of four modules:

  • Module 1 presents instructions for developing a rationale for the use of the video in the classroom. It also includes activities that teachers can undertake using the video.
  • Module 2 presents ideas for previewing strategies that enable students to be more effective viewers of the video. It includes a lesson plan that teachers can apply to the previewing process.
  • Module 3 focuses on encouraging the students to engage critically with the video content and includes strategies to enhance the viewing experience.
  • Module 4 focuses on the post-viewing stage of the process. It includes a lesson plan for a debriefing session and a discussion guide.

In addition, the Guide contains the following resources to support the implementation of the modules:

  • A glossary
  • A sample plot diagram
  • A sample decision tree analysis diagram
  • A sample corruption tree diagram
  • A checklist for using the video

The Guide is based on the following three anti-corruption messages that teachers are urged to frame their lessons around and share with students:

  • Corruption hinders sustainable development and respect for human rights
  • Everyone has a role or a stake in preventing corruption by acting with integrity and making ethical decisions and choices
  • Citizen and youth participation is critical to combating corruption
 

About this Guide

This Guide has been developed under the auspices of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Education for Justice (E4J) initiative that promotes respect for the rule of law through education.

The Guide is informed by articles 5 and 13 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument. Articles 5 and 13 call on States parties to establish effective prevention mechanisms, including education programmes, aimed at the promotion of integrity, transparency and the rule of law.

The Guide uses the aims and infrastructure of the Global Citizenship Education (GCED) initiative, which place young people at the centre of these preventive practices, as its framework. GCED aims to instil in learners the values, attitudes and behaviours that support responsible global citizenship: creativity, innovation and commitment to peace, human rights and sustainable development.

Tackling corruption is vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 16, whose primary goal is the promotion of peace, justice and strong institutions. Section 16.5 specifically targets the need to substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all its forms.

 
Next: Module 1 - Developing a rationale for using the anti-corruption video
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