Freire 1985

Freire 1985

Reference
	Freire, Paulo. 1985.The politics of education: Culture, power, and liberation. South Hadley, MA: Bergin and Garvey. 209 pages. 0897890434 (paperback). Location: Dallas SIL Library 370 F866p. Interest level: lay specialist.

Summary
	Philosophical book criticizes standard ideas of education as domestication and a mere transference of knowledge. Advocates liberation theology and proposes a liberating type of education. New type of education teaches people
	to think to criticize to question the knowledge of the teacher to question government and to rise up as a group, and to become liberated rather than domesticated.

Evaluation
	Approach is philosophical in nature and does not explain outworkings of liberation theology. Language is complex in nature and difficult to follow so do not recommend as resource.

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Bibliography module: Freire 1985
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): F
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
In document collection: Reference materials
In bookshelf: Literacy

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