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| Title: | Pioneers in Education
: Essays in Honor of Paulo Freire |
| Author: | Michael F Shaughnessy, Elizabeth Galligan & Romelia Hurtado De Vivas (eds) |
| ISBN: | 1600214797 : 9781600214790 |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 164 |
| Weight: | .572 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - February 2008 |
| List Price: | 52.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Teaching skills & techniques |
The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the contributions of one of the world's foremost educators. It will also provide an understanding of the importance of Freire's work and how his books, works and contributions have influenced the students and educational leaders of today. There is an urgent need for a book of this type that contains current reflections and reviews the work of one of the greatest educational philosophers of all time.
Introduction; The Role of Freire's "Banking" Analogy in the Educational Imaginary; Freirean "Just Ire", Health, and "Poem-Making": A Letter from West Texas; Dialogue on Teaching Practice and Praxis; A Vision of Paulo Freire's Philosophy : Understanding His Essential Dynamism of Learning and Teaching; The Educational Praxis of Paulo Freire: Translations & Interventions; Paulo Freire : The Rousseau of the Twentieth Century; Resurrecting Democracy in Public Education through Freire's Pedagogy of Indignation and Hope; Freire's Legacy: A Hope for the XXI Century; Index.
