Description
This book introduces a variety of ways for educators to empower students as critical global citizens and agents of change using the educational theories of Paulo Freire. It covers key themes including social and planetary justice, ecopedagogy and sustainability education, diverse learner agency, restorative justice, women's leadership, and social change. The contributors offer practical strategies for educators battling against oppressive action that aims to repress teacher and student voice, offering an alternative to the increasing standardization of a neoliberal curriculum and competitive meritocracy.
Introduces a variety of ways for educators to empower students as critical global citizens and agent of change using the educational theories of Paulo Freire.
About the Author
Michaela L. Ensweiler is a PhD Candidate in the School of Social Sciences & Comparative Education at UCLA, USA. She is also Program Officer for the Paulo Freire Institute, USA.
Reviews
The edited volume, Freire and Student Empowerment, demonstrates how Paulo Freire's pedagogical ideas continue to have a material reality today, inspiring educators to develop innovative approaches to learning that they are currently using in both K-12 and higher education classrooms. The authors show how Freire can and should be put into conversation with other theories and pedagogical strategies, such as queer pedagogy, place-based learning, eco-pedagogy, anti-racist education, counter-narratives, learning through political activism, theatrical performances, global citizenship education, and more. The Freirean praxis that you find in these pages is not the same popular education of the last century, it is creatively adapted for the unique challenges and diverse students of the twenty-first century. -- Rebecca Tarlau, Associate Professor of Education, Stanford University, US, Author of "Occupying Schools, Occupying Land: How the Landless Workers Movement Transformed Brazilian Education"
Freire and Student Empowerment is a powerful and timely collection that brings Paulo Freire's enduring legacy into direct conversation with the urgent realities of today's classrooms. Across its nine compelling chapters, the volume weaves together critical theory and lived experience, offering educators concrete, context-sensitive strategies for fostering voice, agency, and justice in education. Whether through ecopedagogy, place-based learning, LGBTQ+ inclusion, or counter-storytelling, this book exemplifies Freirean praxis in action-grounded, reflective, and deeply transformative. A vivacious resource for educators, scholars, and change-makers committed to humanizing and liberatory education. -- Cae Rodrigues, Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil
Book Information
ISBN 9781350463929
Author Michaela L. Ensweiler
Format Hardback
Page Count 152
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Introduces a variety of ways for educators to empower students as critical global citizens and agent of change using the educational theories of Paulo Freire.
About the Author
Michaela L. Ensweiler is a PhD Candidate in the School of Social Sciences & Comparative Education at UCLA, USA. She is also Program Officer for the Paulo Freire Institute, USA.
Reviews
The edited volume, Freire and Student Empowerment, demonstrates how Paulo Freire's pedagogical ideas continue to have a material reality today, inspiring educators to develop innovative approaches to learning that they are currently using in both K-12 and higher education classrooms. The authors show how Freire can and should be put into conversation with other theories and pedagogical strategies, such as queer pedagogy, place-based learning, eco-pedagogy, anti-racist education, counter-narratives, learning through political activism, theatrical performances, global citizenship education, and more. The Freirean praxis that you find in these pages is not the same popular education of the last century, it is creatively adapted for the unique challenges and diverse students of the twenty-first century. -- Rebecca Tarlau, Associate Professor of Education, Stanford University, US, Author of "Occupying Schools, Occupying Land: How the Landless Workers Movement Transformed Brazilian Education"
Freire and Student Empowerment is a powerful and timely collection that brings Paulo Freire's enduring legacy into direct conversation with the urgent realities of today's classrooms. Across its nine compelling chapters, the volume weaves together critical theory and lived experience, offering educators concrete, context-sensitive strategies for fostering voice, agency, and justice in education. Whether through ecopedagogy, place-based learning, LGBTQ+ inclusion, or counter-storytelling, this book exemplifies Freirean praxis in action-grounded, reflective, and deeply transformative. A vivacious resource for educators, scholars, and change-makers committed to humanizing and liberatory education. -- Cae Rodrigues, Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil
Book Information
ISBN 9781350463929
Author Michaela L. Ensweiler
Format Hardback
Page Count 152
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
