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50 Years of ERIC
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Allman, Paula; Wallis, John – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1997
Assesses the contributions of Paulo Freire and considers whether his philosophy and approach can be applied in adult and community education today. Suggests that so-called radical education has not addressed epistemological questions, leaving the nature of knowledge unquestioned. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles
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Allman, Paula; Wallis, John – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1990
Explicates the concept of praxis in Marx's dialectical analysis of capitalism and relates it to radical education: issues of access to educational opportunities, the challenge to the status quo through curriculum change, the role of the intellectual, and the relationship between knowledge and action. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Change, Marxian Analysis
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Allman, Paula – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1994
Elaborates some of Freire's ideas that support radical adult education: critical, dialectical perception of reality; conception of teaching and learning as related processes within each person; dialog; and confrontation of the oppressor within. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dialogs (Language), Learning Processes, Teacher Student Relationship