PAULO

FRIERE
(19 September 1921 – 2 May 1997)
 WHO IS PAUO FRIERE?
-He is a Brazilian educationalist and
philosopher.
- He has the radical ideas about pedagogical,
learning and knowledge led to the
establishment of critical pedagogy
movement.
“ TO THE OPPRESSED AND
TO THOSE WHO SUFFER
WITH THEM AND FIGHT AT
THEIR SIDE”.
-PAULO FRIERE-
One of the
famous work
of Friere in
1968.
 “Banking Model”

Where teachers deposit knowledge

into passive students.
He promoted the
concept of popular
“Education”.
 FRIERE’S PHILOSOPHY
1. Education for Liberation
-he believe that education should not be a one way
transmission of knowledge from teacher to student.

2. Problem-posing Education
- he advocated for a “problem posing” approach to
education, where teachers and students co-create knowledge through
dialogue and critical inquiry.
3. Dialogue and Critical Consciousness
- he emphasized the importance of dialogue as a means to develop
critical consciousness among learners

4. Praxis
-he believed in the intention of theory and practice, what he
termed “praxis”.
-he believed that learning occurs when theory is applied to a real-
word situations.

5. Contextualization and empowerment

-he emphasized the importance of understanding education within
its socio-political context.
Thank
You!