Paulo Freire as Secretary of Education in the Municipality of Sao Paulo.

Torres, Carlos Alberto

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ERIC Number: EJ486987

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Publication Date: 1994

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Paulo Freire as Secretary of Education in the Municipality of Sao Paulo.

Torres, Carlos Alberto

Comparative Education Review, v38 n2 p181-214 May 1994

Examines educational policy formation in Sao Paulo, 1989-92, under the leadership of Paulo Freire. Explores theoretical and policy controversies surrounding the diminishing role of the state in Latin America, the impact of social movements on educational policymaking, and the limits and possibilities of democratic-socialist perspectives in educational planning after the collapse of "real" socialism. (SV)

Descriptors: Democratic Values, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Literacy Education, Local Government, Politics of Education, Public Education, Social Action, Socialism

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil

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