Teaching and Social Change: Reflections on a Freirean Approach in a College Classroom.

Solorzano, Daniel G.

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ERIC Number: EJ394326

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Publication Date: 1989

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Teaching and Social Change: Reflections on a Freirean Approach in a College Classroom.

Solorzano, Daniel G.

Teaching Sociology, v17 n2 p218-25 Apr 1989

Reflects on the implementation of Paulo Freire's problem-posing method in an East Los Angeles College (California) course on the media portrayal of Chicanos. Examines Freire's pedagogy and its application in the classroom, and critiques the process. Describes recent work applying the Freirean methodology in college classrooms. (Author/LS)

Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Educational Theories, Empowerment, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Power Structure, Problem Solving, Sociology, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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