Locating Freire in Africa today : problems and possibilities
Paulo Freire has established a position for himself among those who seek to explore the meaning and praxis inherent in liberation movements, Freire was concerned about some of the constraints of committed and practically-oriented education: centralised bureaucracies, alienation, foreign language and illiteracy. These notwithstanding, his pedagogy always rings afresh, especially as his main themes of liberation, freedom, conscientization and practical action which are still contemporary concerns in African development. Thus Freire seems to be engaging African development enthusiasts in a perpetual dialogue.
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Africa Media Review
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- In Copyright
- Date
- 1996
- Authors
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Thomas, Pradip
- Material Type
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Articles
- Publishers
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Institute for Communication Development and Research (African Council on Communication Education)
- Language
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English
- Pages
- Pages 21-30
- ISSN
- 0258-4913
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