Revisiting the Foundations of Liberation Education: Paulo Freire's legacy.
This essay examines, critiques, and extends the ontological, epistemological, ethical, and political foundations of Paulo Freire's theoryof liberation education; it also situates Freire's legacy with in the global applicationof his ideas in a wide range of educational contexts. It defends...
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,
2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | This essay examines, critiques, and extends the ontological, epistemological, ethical, and political foundations of Paulo Freire's theoryof liberation education; it also situates Freire's legacy with in the global applicationof his ideas in a wide range of educational contexts. It defends historicity and praxis as essential characteristics of human existence, exposes the problems with notions of authentic identities, and elaborates a historicized understanding of knowledge production. The essay argues for liberation education to be grounded in an ethics without righteousness coupled with a politics of militant nonviolence. |
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| Item Description: | 0100-3143 2175-6236 |