Pedagogy in process : the letters to Guinea-Bissau / Paulo Freire ; translated by Carman St. John Hunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freire, Paulo, 1921-1997, author.

Contributor:

Hunter, Carman St. John, translator.

Series:

Bloomsbury revelations.

Bloomsbury revelations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freire, Paulo, 1921-1997.

Freire, Paulo.

Adult education--Guinea-Bissau.

Adult education.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages).

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

Pedagogy in Process presents a first-hand account of the most comprehensive attempt yet to put into practice Paulo Freire's theory of education within a real societal setting. When Guinea Bissau on the West African coast declared independence in 1973 the rate of illiteracy in its adult population was ninety percent. The new government faced the enormous task of educating its citizens. With Freire as collaborator and advisor the government launched a huge grass-roots literacy campaign and this book is Freire's memoir of that campaign. Those familiar with Freire's work will identify his ongoing insistence on the unity between theory and practice, mental and manual work, and past and present experience. This is essential reading for anyone interested Freire's revolutionary ideas on education and the transformative power they hold when applied to society and the classroom -- Back cover.

Contents:

Foreword by Jonathan Kozol

Introduction

The Letters to Guinea-Bissau

Postscript

Final Word

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781474268950

1474268951

9781474268936

1474268935

9781474268943

1474268943

OCLC:

1201426133