“Dialogue”, according to Freire

(GP Blog Post 1)

Paulo Freire (1921-1997) is a famous Brazilian educator.  His concepts include:

·         Teaching using dialogue as opposed to following an establish curriculum

·         Praxis: informed action, tied to specific values

·         Developing a consciousness which can transform reality.

Freire’s dialogue:

·         “Horizontal relationship between persons” (Rule, 2011)

·         Should take place in an authentic educational process

·         Defined by: love, hope, mutual respect, trust, faith

·         Aims to: define and transform the world

·         Defines communications, which makes education possible

·         The opposite of “anti-dialogue”, which does not communicate but issues orders

·         Communication in which agents maintain their identity

·         Happening internally and externally

·         Central to functioning as an authentic human being in society.

RULE, P. (2011). Bakhtin and Freire: Dialogue, dialectic and boundary learning. Educational      Philosophy & Theory, 43(9), 924-942. doi:10.1111/j.1469-5812.2009.00606.x.      Retrieved from             http://ezproxy.metrostate.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=keh&AN=66213695&site=ehost-live