In this work, Paulo Freire develops a radical pedagogical theory, focusing on the emancipatory nature of education. He contrasts the “banking” model of education, where students are treated as passive receivers of knowledge, with a dialogue-based pedagogical model aimed at cultivating critical consciousness (conscientização). According to Freire, education is a political act and an act […]
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Critical Pedagogy, Paulo Freire and the daring to think politicaly
This article highlights the importance of critical pedagogy and Paulo Freire’s contribution to educational thought. It emphasizes that education is politically determined and should foster critical reflection and social action among students in order to promote social change and justice. […]
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“The schools are closed, but the school is ultimately us”: exploring spatial inventions beyond the boundaries of the school building in pandemic conditions.
This thesis examines the school space in Athens and analyzes its social dimensions during the Covid-19 pandemic in a school attended by students from diverse cultural and social backgrounds. The study employs complex methodological tools, such as participatory observation and focus groups, to document the changes in the school’s daily life and the impact of […]
Education and social justice: The Contribution of Critical Pedagogy
This text refers to the relationship between education and social justice. Focusing on the Critical Pedagogy movement, the paper presents the movement’s proposal for the social mission of education in the perspective of reforming political and social conditions. Issues concerning the role of the school, its political dimension, its relationship with the social context and […]
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Website of the Pedagogical Group “The Skasiarchy” – Experimental palpations for a community school
The official website of the pedagogical group “The Skasiarcheio”, which brings together people of letters and arts, teachers from the fields of primary, secondary and tertiary education in order to exchange views, ideas and proposals for a public school, compensatory to inequalities and political in its characteristics, for a school of the community, in which […]
Passion for Life (L ‘école buissonnière)
The film is about the pioneering ideas of the French educator Celestin Freinet. It is based on his wife’s notes and documents his early years as a young teacher in interwar France. In 1920, Freinet was appointed to the boys’ primary school in a small traditional village in Provence. Troubled by his students’ lack of […]
Célestin Freinet Institutional and Critical Pedagogy: Towards a free, open and collaborative school
This edited volume explores the educational vision of Célestin Freinet through the lens of institutional and critical pedagogy. Combining theoretical perspectives with lived classroom practices, it advocates for a democratic and cooperative school grounded in participation, autonomy, and collective creation. The book links pedagogical work to broader social transformation, fostering a politically conscious approach to […]