Paulo Friere

Brazil among poor

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Intellectual movement that developed in Latin america after WW2

Education philosophy Friere's own work

Freire saw an undervaluing of culture of indigenous people. language/culture imposed on them. Hence oppressed...

Active education designed to facilitate freedom

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Process of literacy education PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO PROCESS THEIR EXPERIENCE AND REFLECT UPON THEM p. 119, THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REFLECTION INDIVIDUALS MAY BECOME CONSCIOUS OF REALITIES OTHER THAN THE ONE INTO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN SOCIALISED.'Implies that in discovering myself oppressed i know I will be liberated only if I try to transform the oppressing structure in which I find myself.Political in its emphasis.

Person educated Frieire would think would try to change society

Emphasis on Teacher learner dialogue. Teacher my facililitate reflection.

Teacher facilitator

Model for adult education

Christian, Marxism with libertion theology

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Out of the political conditions of Latin America has emerged a Christian Marxist approach to education that is both humanistic and radical.Do his views have significance 2day western Society? Yes it does can use this approach with Australia's indigenous people.

Praxis: combination of action & reflection

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People are able to process their experience and reflect on it.Frieire regards education as the practice of freedom through which the process learners discover themselves and may act upon the world to transform it.

Friere's philosophy is HUMANISTIC

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Humanistic conception of people as learners

Implicit in Frieirs formulation is a social theory of learning although not so described

me ALIGN WITH FRIERE'S PHILOSOPHY

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Empowering the poorEmpowering the indigenous - valuing their cultureSocial & Political change through reflection via educationPower of reflection