Engaging Paulo Freire's pedagogy of possibility
Subtitle: from blind to transformative optimism
By: César Augusto Rossatto
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Freire, Paulo, -- 1921-1997; Critical pedagogy -- Cross-cultural studies; Critical pedagogy -- United States; Critical pedagogy -- Brazil
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-175) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a personal perspective; title: Seeing fatalism and optimism from a Freirean perspective; title: Time consciousness; title: Blind optimism; title: Fatalistic optimism; title: Resilient optimism; title: Transformative optimism; title: The impact of U.S. standardized testing in the context of the four categories of optimism; title: Theoretical implications for children's development, studies on concept of time, centeredness of school pedagogy, and critical pedagogies; title: Policy implications, recommendations, and conclusions