Community Education as Radical Pedagogy.

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Title: Community Education as Radical Pedagogy.
Language: English
Authors: Mathieu, David J.
Source: Community Education Journal. Sum 1990 17(4):26-28.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 3
Publication Date: 1990
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Community Education, Educational Change, Nontraditional Education
Abstract: Discusses radical nature of community education by comparing it to methodology of Paulo Freire. Indicates that community education is based on a new understanding of the purpose of education and role of community in educational process. Suggests that practitioners and theorists must recapture its radical nature if community education is to bring about real change in American education. (Author/JOW)
Entry Date: 1990
Accession Number: EJ411378
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Discusses radical nature of community education by comparing it to methodology of Paulo Freire. Indicates that community education is based on a new understanding of the purpose of education and role of community in educational process. Suggests that practitioners and theorists must recapture its radical nature if community education is to bring about real change in American education. (Author/JOW)