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ERIC Number: EJ568233
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Extending Literate Horizons: Paulo Freire and the Multidimensional Word.
Roberts, Peter
Educational Review, v50 n2 p105-14 Jun 1998
For Paulo Freire, "word" has spoken, written, and active dimensions that underlie literacy education programs. Literacy is a political phenomenon, and critical literacy is the development of a reflective, dialogical, praxical mode of being. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Politics
Publication Type: Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Freire (Paulo)
Note: Special Issue: Literacy and Schooling.