Echoes from Freire for a Critically Engaged Pedagogy

by Peter Mayo

Book Overview

In this concise and accessible text, Peter Mayo outlines some of the major concepts in Freire's praxis. In pursuit of a critically engaging pedagogy, Mayo compares Freire's work with a range of other thinkers and educators, including Lorenzo Milani, Antonia Darder, John Dewey, Margaret Ledwith, Antonio Gramsci, and Henry Giroux.

Chapters in the book include discussions of the State's role in education - specifically higher education; a critical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441118179
• ISBN13: 9781441118172
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.6"