Paulo Freire - Research Article from Activists, Rebels and Reformers

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 7 pages of information about Paulo Freire.

Paulo Freire - Research Article from Activists, Rebels and Reformers

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 7 pages of information about Paulo Freire.
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Born 1921
Recife, Brazil
Died May 2, 1997
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Educator, literacy advocate, social reformer, and author

Paulo Freire. Reproduced by permission of the Gamma Liaison Network.

Paulo Freire believed that the world’s oppressed millions of illiterate adults had a right to an education. He asserted that literacy programs should be developed by students and teachers together and not imposed on the students by privileged outsiders. Freire’s method of teaching adults to read was based on each student’s particular needs. He used words and concepts significant to the lives of his students and incorporated dialogue and problem-solving in his methods.

Through the educational process students (typically peasants or poor workers) learned about their place in the world. They gained the skills they needed to critically assess the social policies and practices responsible for the social order. At the same time, they learned how to challenge the status quo. It was Freire&rsquo...

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