Engaging Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Possibility : From Blind to Transformative Optimism.

Engaging Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Possibility is a cross-cultural case study of how people experience schooling in relation to their sense of time and optimism. César Augusto Rossatto examines how real-life situations and social structures influence people's construction of notions of p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rossatto, César Augusto
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
Subjects:
Freire, Paulo, > 1921-1997.
Freire, Paulo, > 1921-1997
Critical pedagogy > Cross-cultural studies.
Critical pedagogy > United States.
Critical pedagogy > Brazil.
Pédagogie critique > Études transculturelles.
Pédagogie critique > États-Unis.
Pédagogie critique > Brésil.
EDUCATION > Essays.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Reference.
Critical pedagogy
Volksonderwijs.
Brazil
United States
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by Ana Maria Araujo Freire; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Personal Perspective; 1 Seeing Fatalism and Optimism from a Freirean Perspective; 2 Time Cosciousness; 3 Blind Optimism; 4 Fatalistic Optimism; 5 Resilient Optimism; 6 Transformative Optimism; 7 The Impact of U.S. Standardized Testing in the Context of the Four Categories of Optimism; 8 Theoretical Implications for Children's Development, Studies on the Concept of Time, the Centeredness of School Pedagogy, and Critical Pedagogies.
  • 9 Policy Implications, Recommendations, and ConclusionsReferences; Index; About the Author.

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