Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Softcover

Freire, Paulo

 
9780140254037: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Softcover
ISBN 10: 014025403X ISBN 13: 9780140254037
Publisher: Penguin, 1996

Synopsis

This text argues that the ignorance and lethargy of the poor are the direct result of the whole economic, social and political domination. The book suggests that in some countries the oppressors use the system to maintain a "culture of silence". Through the right kind of education, the book suggests, avoiding authoritarian teacher-pupil models and based on the actual experiences of students and on continual shared investigation, every human being, no matter how impoverished or illiterate, can develop a new awareness of self, and the right to be heard.

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About the Author

Paulo Freire (1921-1997) was a revolutionary Brazilian educational theorist. Heavily influenced by Hegel as well as Marxist and anti-colonialist thinkers, Freire promoted the liberation of the working classes through a cooperative teacher-student educative model.

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Publisher
Penguin
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
014025403X
ISBN 13 
9780140254037
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176