Description:
One of the most influential educational philosophers of our times, Paulo Freire contributed to a revolutionary understanding of education as an empowering and democratizing force in the lives of the disenfranchised. In this deeply personal introduction to the man and his ideas, Antonia Darder reflects on how Freire's work has illuminated her own life practices and thinking as an educator and activist.
Review Quotes:
'While this book will be of interest to education policy studies, a wide variety of higher education faculty in many disciplines would also find it valuable. This book is not only highly recommended, it needs to be read... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals and practitioners.'- W. C. Hine, Eastern Illinois University, in CHOICE, June 2015