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ERIC Number: ED256845
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1983-Jul
Pages: 75
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Available Date: N/A
Formation of Freirian Facilitators.
Noble, Phyllis
This paper is written for people who are already familiar with the philosophy and methodology of Paulo Freire's liberatory education and are interested in creating a formation program for adult education facilitators using his ideas. The author describes the paper as "a collection of thoughts, of things to consider," when organizing such a program. Following an introduction, which touches briefly on the meaning of liberatory education, and directs those unfamiliar with the subject to various helpful materials, the selection of both facilitators and formation coordinators is discussed. The third section, "Formation Experiences," is organized as follows: (1) Congruence between the process, the philosophy and the content: "La Voz de la Gente"; (2) planning the formation sessions; (3) building trust; (4) understanding the community and learning from the people; (5) political and economic analysis: identifying with the oppressed; (6) practice in skills, methods and techniques; and (7) on-going practice, observation and reflection. The fourth section discusses the difficulties of putting into practice the ideas put forward in the preceding sections. The next section provides a list of resources: (1) books and articles by and about Freire; (2) the application of Freire in the United States and in other countries, and other examples of liberatory education; (3) group dynamics and samples of exercises and activities; (4) facilitator training manuals, and plans for facilitator formation workshops developed by projects in the Educacion Liberadora Network; and (5) resources not in any other category. Finally, a selected bibliography is provided. (RDN)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Latino Inst., Chicago, IL.
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