A founder of critical pedagogy, Freire’s influence spans literacy movements, liberation theology, postcolonial education, Marxism, and contemporary theories of social justice and learning.

Paulo Freire was one of the most influential philosophers of education of the twentieth century. He worked wholeheartedly to help people both through his philosophy and his practice of critical …

Freire developed an approach to education that links the identification of issues to positive action for change and development. While his original work was in adult literacy, his approach leads …

Paulo Freire (born Sept. 19, 1921, Recife, Braz.—died May 2, 1997, São Paulo) was a Brazilian educator. His ideas developed from his experience teaching Brazil’s peasants to read.

Freire's pedagogy is synonymous with critical pedagogy, critical literacy, dialogical pedagogy and praxis learning. It has contributed to the development of popular education, participatory-action …

Because Freire lived among poor rural families and laborers, he gained a deep understanding of their lives and of the effects of socio-economics on education. Freire became a grammar …

Paulo Freire (1921-1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher renowned for his significant contributions to critical pedagogy and mass literacy campaigns across Latin America. His …

Freire is one of the most important educators of the 20th century, and is considered the father of "critical pedagogy." Freire has inspired critical educators beyond his native Latin America with …

Freire, who spent much of his early career teaching literacy in rural Brazil before going on to write several deeply influential books and essays on teaching and learning, argued that most …

Dr. Amado Freire is a Pulmonary Disease Specialist in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated with honors in 1979.