Education for critical consciousness (A Continuum book) [Unknown Binding]

Paulo Freire (Author)

Book Description

Series: A Continuum book | Publication Date: 1973

The Brazilian humanitarian and educator suggests a plan for liberating the oppressed peoples of the world through education.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

'Freire combines a compassion for the wretched of the earth with an intellectual and practical confidence and personal humility... Most of all he has a vision of man.' Times Higher Educational Supplement

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Text: English, Portugese, Spanish (translation)

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Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 164 pages
• Publisher: Seabury Press (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816491135
• ISBN-13: 978-0816491131
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,280,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A primer to Pedagogy of the Oppressed, September 18, 2006

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John B. Simms (Albuquerque, New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Education for Critical Consciousness (Continuum Impacts) (Paperback)

This book includes a detailed explanation of the methodologies leading to Pedagogy of the Oppressed. It would be a good "pre-reading" book or post-reading book for those interested in Ped. of the Oppressed. It really brings to life the methods to the wonderful and loving pedagogy that Freire exudes throughout his work. This is a must have for those who buy Ped. of Opp.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pedagogy of a Genius, August 20, 2010

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Kiki - See all my reviews

This review is from: Education for Critical Consciousness (Continuum Impacts) (Paperback)

Paulo Freire is one of the unsung heros in the field of education. Here he is again, writing such terse sentences that they have to be re-read several times to absorb all their nutrients. Just like his brilliant Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Education for Critical Consciousness is an antidote to the current U.S. crisis of ignorance and consumer-insanity.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone, December 26, 2011

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Malcoln_Rodgers "scrolls" (san francisco, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Education for Critical Consciousness (Continuum Impacts) (Paperback)

I'm going to give this book 4 stars, because it's easily got at least 5 stars worth of good ideas, but i'm taking one away, because it's overly neurotic, verbose and complex. he gets lost in the rush of words and the parenthetical explanations which really hurts the clarity of his overall message. He kind of just needs to move things along and make his point, then he could be free to speak as much as he would like on all the other stuff. Even Friere himself admitted much later on, that some of his stuff was inaccessible. it must be hard to love all the great philosophers and not aspire to write the same kind of neurotic diatribe. The book has it's moments, in fact, it has more than it's share. All I'm saying is, it's not for everybody.