ABOUT
John Dewey (1859-1952)
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One of the founding theorists of Critical Pedagogy.
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Traditional Model is teacher driven rather than learner centered.
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‘Lived Experience’ at the heart of the educational process.
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Education is the means of making social progress
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Dewey's ideas made significant impact on social and educational reforms.
ABOUT
Paulo Freire (1921-1997)
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Author of 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' (1970).
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Learner involved in critical and creative transformation.
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Developed an approach for positive action for change and development.
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Committed to the cause of liberation NOT the 'banking methods' of domination.
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Be who you want to be, not who society wants you to be!
ABOUT
Henry Giroux (1943-)
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One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy.
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Writer on critical pedagogy, neo-liberalism and education of young people.
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Allows educators and learners to question the system and to challenge the status quo of modern society.
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Educators must advance human empowerment and democracy whatever their subject area.
Critical Pedagogy
Views knowledge and instruction as problematic.
Increases emphasis on developing critical and reflective capabilities in learners.
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Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937)
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Ideological hegemony
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Counter hegemony
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Traditional intellectuals
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Organic intellectuals
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Working class intellectuals
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Learner as creative actor NOT passive participant.
Aims to create social change toward more just and inclusive practices
Questions the ethical, social and
political context in which
instruction occurs.
ABOUT
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
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Marxism as a tool for social analysis.
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Offers the basis for a critical world view.
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Marxist theory had a major input into the 'rediscovery' of poverty and responses to it.
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Insight into exploitation through capitalism of economic relationships.
Listens to learners voices, shifting
the traditional balance of power
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in the learning environment.
ABOUT
Ira Shor (1945-)
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One of the pioneers of critical education.
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Worked closely with Freire and with whom co-wrote ‘ A Pedagogy for Liberation’.