A Critical Analysis of Freirean Pedagogy
This article examines indigenous responses to oil and gas development in Canada's Northwest Territories. Drawing from the works of Paulo Freire, the role of adult educators as cultural workers engaged in political literacy is problematized in relation to Freire's pedagogy and understanding...
| Published in: | Journal of Transformative Education |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2008
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541344608322914 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1541344608322914 |
| Summary: | This article examines indigenous responses to oil and gas development in Canada's Northwest Territories. Drawing from the works of Paulo Freire, the role of adult educators as cultural workers engaged in political literacy is problematized in relation to Freire's pedagogy and understanding of the oppressed. Using the case of development in northern Canada, the author argues that Freire's dialectic of oppressor-oppressed and the central role ascribed to educators in his pedagogy is fraught with difficulties. Marxian class analyses are incorporated into the general rubric of Freirean thought to argue that resolution of the oppressor-oppressed dialectic is an attainable and realistic goal for those located on the margins of mainstream society. |
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