7/6/2023 0 Comments Freire 1968![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While participatory and action research traditions existed before Pedagogy of the Oppressed, first published in 1968, Freire’s work articulated the epistemological grounding for PAR as a liberatory praxis. Together, both PAR and Freirean Literacy movements aim to create local autonomy and capacity for collective democratic participation, by providing to working-class participants knowledge and organizing skills. There are numerous parallels between adult literacy and Participatory Action Research (PAR) initiatives, to which Freirean roots are central. Along his life, Freire contributed to shifting the paradigm of what counts as literacy – from basic reading and writing words to the development of sociocritical understandings of one’s lived experiences. Paulo Freire is celebrated worldwide for having developed literacy methods based on learners’ thematic universe and cultivating ways to promote social justice. Comparisons between Freires 1968 Columbia Masterworks traversal (reissued in Philips Great Pianists of the 20th Century series) and the present release. Therst chapter, byAllan Luke, considers what can be meant by the termcriticalin languageeducation. This is part of a series of chapter summaries of the Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry. Popular education, critical consciousness, Paulo Freire, social work macro practice. Therst section of the book brings perspectives from four scholars in di-verse contexts who consider the critical in language learning and teachingwith foci on race, gender, pedagogy, and assessment. ![]()
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