Diaspora
Brazil
Post-colonial
Portuguese
Education
Freire's radical educational philosophy, developed working with illiterate peasants in Brazil, argues that education must be a practice of liberation, not a 'banking' system that deposits knowledge into passive students.
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One of the most cited educational texts in the world; essential for pan-African education movements and literacy campaigns
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editorial-summarynot primary textFreire's radical educational philosophy, developed working with illiterate peasants in Brazil, argues that education must be a practice of liberation, not a 'banking' system that deposits knowledge into passive students. One of the most cited educational texts in the world; essential for pan-African education movements and literacy campaigns
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