Paulo Freire

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Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator and philosopher best known for his critical pedagogy and his influential work "Pedagogy of the Oppressed," which advocates education as a practice of freedom and social transformation.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Paulo Reglus Neves Freire 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
educator
human
pedagogue
philosopher
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
dateOfBirth 1921-09-19
dateOfDeath 1997-05-02
educatedAt University of Recife
employer University of São Paulo
World Council of Churches
familyName Freire
fieldOfWork critical pedagogy
education
philosophy of education
fullName Paulo Freire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Paulo Reglus Neves Freire
givenName Paulo
hasHonor UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
title of Patron of Brazilian Education (posthumous)
influenced Douglas Kellner
surface form: Henry Giroux

Ira Shor NERFINISHED
Peter McLaren
adult literacy movements worldwide
critical pedagogy movement
educational theory in Latin America
influencedBy Karl Marx
existentialism
personal experiences of poverty in Brazil
knownFor Pedagogy of the Oppressed
developing critical pedagogy
work on adult literacy programs
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
movement Critical pedagogy
surface form: critical pedagogy

liberation theology (influenced by)
notableIdea conscientization (conscientização)
critique of the banking model of education
dialogical pedagogy
education as a practice of freedom
problem-posing education
notableWork Cultural Action for Freedom
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
surface form: Education as the Practice of Freedom

Pedagogy of Hope
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
occupation educator
philosopher
university professor
placeOfBirth Recife
surface form: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
placeOfDeath São Paulo
surface form: São Paulo, Brazil
positionHeld Secretary of Education of São Paulo
spouse Ana Maria Araújo Freire
Elza Maia Costa de Oliveira
workLocation Brazil
Chile
Geneva
surface form: Geneva, Switzerland

United States of America
surface form: United States

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Paulo Freire fullName Paulo Freire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Paulo Reglus Neves Freire
South End Press hasAuthorPublished Paulo Freire
Democracy and Education influenced Paulo Freire
John Dewey influenced Paulo Freire