Making countless mistakes, I have surely acted as oppressor more than I have identified with the oppressed . Despite inherent contradictions, things can and must be said and things should be done. I am not qualified to judge your work or motives. But, I am glad to provoke you into a dialogue to consider these matters. From such dialogue, perhaps we can learn from each other s journeys and struggles towards more just and critically reflective practice.
Critical pedagogy overturns dominant conceptions of what learning is.
However, there is a significant gap in the research - the nature of critical pedagogy is not elucidated, and we have not developed models that tie that pedagogy to critical practice, linking research to action. This research seeks to develop a better-understood model of critical pedagogy of adult education, integrating critical pedagogy and participatory research practice. Subsequently, their actions uncover power dynamics while yielding intense personal transformation. We lack research on the effects of a pedagogy of action on adult learners, educational institutions, and communities. Few efforts have been studied in which a systematic curriculum has been developed at an educational institution for the express purpose of engaging the non-poor in critical reflection and action toward democratic social change.