The People Speak Their Word: Learning to Read and Write in Sao Tome and Principe.

Freire, Paulo

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The People Speak Their Word: Learning to Read and Write in Sao Tome and Principe.

Freire, Paulo

Harvard Educational Review, v51 n1 p27-30 Feb 1981

Freire reflects on his role as consultant to the Adult Literacy Program in Sao Tome and Principe. Emphasizing the political aspects of pedagogy, he describes how adults learn to read and write, as well as to think critically and participate in national development. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Critical Thinking, Developing Nations, Participation, Political Socialization, Politics

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Language: English

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