Ledwith, Margaret A.
Community work as critical pedagogy
Re-envisioning Freire and Gramsci
is part of The Community Development Journal
, 36
, 3
, 1 July 2001
, pp. 171 - 182
Complex times, defined by rapid sociopolitical change, call for a coherently articulated critical pedagogy, "that particular type of pedagogy which is concerned with issues concerning social difference, social justice, & social transformation" (Mayo, 1990, p. 58). A pedagogy of transformative change, or liberation education, is rooted in praxis, & located in educational sites of resistance, for example, community work, youth work, social work, community education, adult education, & schooling. The political nature of education situates educators either as agents of the state or as agents of transformativechange, either perpetuating the status quo or creating the context to question. In this instance, I argue for community work as critical pedagogy, located as it is in the very essence of people's lives, at the interface of liberation & domination. I explore some of the key concepts of Gramsci & Freire in the current context of globalization & within the notion of difference. (IGS News, n. 14)
| Language | eng |
| Names |
[author] Ledwith, Margaret A. |
| Subjects |
Freire, Paulo
Educazione (Pedagogia)
Freire, Paulo
Education |
