Freireian pedagogy, praxis and possibilities : projects for the new millennium / / edited by Stanley F. Steiner, H. Mark Krank, Peter McLaren, Robert E. Bahruth

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814512303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Falmer Press, c2000
• ISBN: 1-135-57856-7; 1-135-57857-5; 1-280-05517-0; 0-203-00955-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Collana: Critical Education Practice
• Altri autori (Persone): SteinerStanley F; KrankH. Mark; McLarenPeter; BahruthRobert
• Disciplina: 370.11/5; 370.92
• Soggetti: Popular education; Education - Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; A Pedagogy of Transformation: An Introduction; About the Contributors; CHAPTER 1 Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Possibility; CHAPTER 2 Studying the Media; CHAPTER 3 Scientism as a Form of Racism; CHAPTER 4 Liberating the Critical in Critical Theory; CHAPTER 5 Multiculturalism1 and the Politics of Nationalism in the Global Age; CHAPTER 6 On "Having Differences" and "Being Different"; CHAPTER 7 Politics of Explanation; CHAPTER 8 Upstream in the Mainstream; CHAPTER 9 The Prairie Is Wide; CHAPTER 10 Teaching in Our Underwear; CHAPTER 11 Authority Is Not a LuxuryCHAPTER 12 Authentic Multiculturalism and Nontraditional Students; CHAPTER 13 The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action; CHAPTER 14 Cultural Studies (Alone) Won't Do It; CHAPTER 15 Synthesizing Gramsci and Freire; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Scholar, activist, and educator Paulo Freire was one of the first thinkers to fully appreciate the relationships between education, politics, imperialism, and liberation. This volume is a testament to the works of Paulo Freire in the field of Education as well as the life of the man: a ""story of courage, hardship, perseverance, and unyielding belief in the power of love."" In this comprehensive collection, prominent intellectuals including Noam Chomsky and Donald Macedo reflect on Freire's ""politics of liberation"" and add important new dimensions to the revolutionary, innovative ideas that