Paulo Freire

Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (/ˈfrɛəri/, Portuguese: [ˈpawlu ˈfɾeiɾi]; September 19, 1921 – May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy. He is best known for his influential work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, which is considered one of the foundational texts of the critical pedagogy movement.

Personal facts

Paulo Freire
Birth dateSeptember 19, 1921
Birth place
Brazil , Recife , Pernambuco
Religion
Liberal Christianity
Date of deathMay 02, 1997
Place of death
Brazil , São Paulo , São Paulo (state)

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.it/books?id=RwGmEa69ORYC
  2. http://brechtforum.org/node/1683
  3. http://cae.ukzn.ac.za/PauloFreireProject.aspx
  4. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3965/is_200004/ai_n8881236
  5. http://freireproject.org
  6. http://marxists.anu.edu.au/subject/education/freire/pedagogy/index.htm
  7. http://www.freire.org/contact
  8. http://www.ijtr.net
  9. http://www.institutpaulofreire.org
  10. http://www.paulofreire.org