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ERIC Number: EJ588403
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
Towards a People-Centered Education: Possibilities and Struggles in the Philippines.
Toh, Swee-Hin; Floresca-Cawagas, Virginia
International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, v43 n5-6 p527-45 1999
Describes the role played by people's movements and nongovernmental organizations, including educational programs, in empowering citizens and combating injustice in the Philippines. The authors argue that this type of education can play an important role in challenging the materialist vision of progress and awakening people to deeper values. Contains 58 references. (AMA)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Foreign Countries, Political Influences, Popular Education, Role of Education, Social Attitudes, Social Change, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers: Freire (Paulo); Philippines