{"product_id":"a-pedagogy-for-liberation-dialogues-on-transforming-education-9781350469129","title":"A Pedagogy for Liberation: Dialogues on Transforming Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1987, this book brings together two renowned educators, Paulo Freire and Ira Shor, who describe their own experiences in liberating the classroom from its traditional constraints, including discussion of Freire's work in Guinea-Bissau and Shor's work in the USA. \u003c\/b\u003eThey demonstrate the effectiveness of dialogue in action as a practical means by which teachers and students can become active participants in the learning process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors illuminate the problems of the educational system in relation to those of the larger society and argue for the pressing need to transform the classroom in both Third and First World contexts. They demonstrate how vital the teacher's role is in empowering students to think critically about themselves and their relation, not only to the classroom, but to society. For readers seeking a liberatory approach to education, these dialogues will be a revelation and a unique summary. For all those convinced of the need for transformation, this book shows the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaulo Freire\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-1997) was the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003ePedagogy of the Oppressed, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003ePedagogy of Hope, Pedagogy of the Heart, Education for Critical Consciousness, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePedagogy in Process \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Education, \u003c\/i\u003e all published by Bloomsbury\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIra Shor \u003c\/b\u003eis Emeritus Professor of English and Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center, College of Staten Island, USA.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890457215250,"sku":"9781350469129","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e6f99534-ecef-4420-a263-b796f244d867.jpg?v=1768305421","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-pedagogy-for-liberation-dialogues-on-transforming-education-9781350469129","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}