A University of Chicago professor, Bloom developed mastery learning. She developed an innovative system of education for children ages 3 to 6 which included freedom of movement, considerable choice, and specially designed equipment and activities. Her system has been copied throughout the world. Freire, a Brazilian, abandoned a law career, eventually earning a doctorate in education. He believed that those of the lowest socioeconomic classes could be and should be literate.
People become aware or conscientized and enter a transfer state known as praxis.
Education empowers the people. Malcolm Knowles Knowles is often referred to as the father of adult education as a separate entity. He is associated with the terms self-directed learning and andragogy. Currently, service learning is an integral part of many course offerings in secondary and postsecondary institutions. In 1932, Horton founded the Highlander Folk School based on the Danish concept.