Paulo Freire is one of the century's great thinkers on education and the politics of liberation. Known mostly for his literacy campaigns in Latin America and Africa, and for his seminal work Pedagogy ...

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Paulo Freire, the radical Brazilian educator, would have turned 103 on September 19, 2024. Freire was not ...

The Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) is proud to host an upcoming series of monthly conversations organized and moderated by CSLP Student Affiliate Vitor Yano. This series will ...

Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed is corrupting our teachers. Freire’s influence has not been confined to the realm of theory. Already, back in 1986, a New York Times report on Freire’s tour of ...

In the name of "solving" the crisis in education, the so-called school "reformers" are pushing solutions that scapegoat teachers and vilify their unions. LIKE THE demands for bilingual education that ...

THE concept of critical pedagogy was put forward by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire in his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. He discussed in detail how educational institutions are taking critical ...

The book itself is organised into four chapters. In the first chapter, the author explores the nature of the historical struggle between the oppressed and the oppressor, making the case for a pedagogy ...

September 19 th was Paulo Freire’s birthday. Freire and I worked together for fifteen years, which I consider one of the most enlightening periods of my life. We co-edited a book series and along with ...

In this series we will discuss the work of Paulo Freire and the changes in his thoughts throughout his life, considering also the historical and political contexts he lived in, his influences and ...