Paulo Freire and the Politics of Education
A response to Neumann
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11526730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Roberts (0000-0003-4408-5125, University of Canterbury, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 645-653 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2015.1104887 |
| OpenAlex | W2319410479 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
Jacob Neumann provides a thoughtful reading of Paulo Freire in the 21st century: Education, dialogue, and transformation. His comments on the importance of contextualising Freire’s work and the value of openness in engaging Freirean ideas are insightful and helpful. His use of the term ‘apolitical’ is, however, rather more problematic. Drawing on points made in Paulo Freire in the 21st century, and with links to Freire’s wider philosophy and pedagogy, this article argues that education from a Freirean perspective is always political
Critical pedagogy · Critical theory · Education theory · Epistemology · Higher education · Openness to experience · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Philosophy of education · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |