KARMELA RANI TRAINING KARMELA RANI TRAINING COLLEGECOLLEGE

PRESENTED BY,PRESENTED BY,

NAME: AMANDA FLORENCE D’SILVANAME: AMANDA FLORENCE D’SILVA

CLASS NO: 01CLASS NO: 01

TOPIC: CRITICAL PEDAGOGYTOPIC: CRITICAL PEDAGOGY

What is critical pedagogy?What is critical pedagogy?

• Critical pedagogy is an educational approach proposed by Paulo Friere for developing critical consciousness or critical awareness in the learner. Critical pedagogy enables students to question and challenge domination , the beliefs and practices that dominate.

DEFINITION

Critical pedagogy is defined as “an education methodology that seeks to increase student awareness of the hidden curriculum’s inequalities and multiple form of oppression that exist in the society , and encourage them to take step towards creating a more democratic and equitable society”.

Main AimMain Aim

The main aim of Frier’s critical The main aim of Frier’s critical pedagogy is to restore to pedagogy is to restore to marginalized groups their stolen marginalized groups their stolen voice, to enable them recognize, voice, to enable them recognize, identify and give their name the identify and give their name the things in the world.things in the world.

The focus of critical The focus of critical pedagogypedagogy

Begins in the classrooms where teachers Begins in the classrooms where teachers and students learn together.and students learn together.

Allows students to speak with greater Allows students to speak with greater authority because they are drawing on authority because they are drawing on knowledge they already possess.knowledge they already possess.

Encourages students to respond to texts Encourages students to respond to texts not just as literary critics, but as politically not just as literary critics, but as politically aware members of a community.aware members of a community.

This pedagogy can overlap with feminist This pedagogy can overlap with feminist and cultural pedagogies, but focuses on and cultural pedagogies, but focuses on explicit commitment to education for explicit commitment to education for citizenship.citizenship.

Characteristics of critical Characteristics of critical pedagogypedagogy

Critical pedagogy is based on the presumption Critical pedagogy is based on the presumption that all education is pedagogy.that all education is pedagogy. it provides the learner with tools to better it provides the learner with tools to better themselves and define the world.themselves and define the world. It’s approach is issue based or problem based.It’s approach is issue based or problem based. It provides the learner with the tools to analyze It provides the learner with the tools to analyze critically how and on whose benefit the critically how and on whose benefit the knowledge is constructed.knowledge is constructed.Critical pedagogy transforms the learner from Critical pedagogy transforms the learner from objects to subjects.objects to subjects.

It aims to create a more just society.It aims to create a more just society. It transforms the learner from the role of passive listener It transforms the learner from the role of passive listener to active participants.to active participants. Critical pedagogy argues for an approach to education Critical pedagogy argues for an approach to education that is rooted in the experiences of marginalized people.that is rooted in the experiences of marginalized people. It is focused on dialogue instead of a one-way It is focused on dialogue instead of a one-way transmission of knowledge.transmission of knowledge. It envisages a transformed world, i.e, a more democratic It envisages a transformed world, i.e, a more democratic and more just world.and more just world. Critical pedagogy needs to create new forms of Critical pedagogy needs to create new forms of knowledge through it’s emphasis on breaking down knowledge through it’s emphasis on breaking down disciplinary boundaries and creating new spaces where disciplinary boundaries and creating new spaces where knowledge can be produced.knowledge can be produced.

Five key principles of Five key principles of pedagogy educationpedagogy education

A conversation where students and A conversation where students and teachers pose and solve problems teachers pose and solve problems together.together.

A broadening of the student’s views of A broadening of the student’s views of reality.reality.

Empowering.Empowering. Transformative.Transformative. Political.Political.

Key players in critical Key players in critical pedagogypedagogy

JOHN DEWEY (1859-1952)JOHN DEWEY (1859-1952) Founder of “progressive” education in the Founder of “progressive” education in the

united states.united states. Rejected teaching practices that Rejected teaching practices that

positioned students as passive positioned students as passive receptacles, such as the role learning of receptacles, such as the role learning of isolated facts.isolated facts.

Advocated for a pedagogical approach Advocated for a pedagogical approach that involved student’s active engagement that involved student’s active engagement with each other and with the world.with each other and with the world.

PAULO FREIRE (1921-1997)PAULO FREIRE (1921-1997) Exiled in 1964 for educating Exiled in 1964 for educating

peasants to read both the word and peasants to read both the word and the world of oppressive economic the world of oppressive economic and political domination in which and political domination in which they lived.they lived.

‘‘Pedagogy of the oppressed’ (1970), Pedagogy of the oppressed’ (1970), which contains his famous critique which contains his famous critique of the “banking concept of of the “banking concept of education”. His book defines today’s education”. His book defines today’s critical pedagogy.critical pedagogy.

ConclusionConclusion Critical pedagogy looks at political, social, Critical pedagogy looks at political, social,

pedagogical and economic aspects of life and how it pedagogical and economic aspects of life and how it has impacted our daily lives. One can analyze a set has impacted our daily lives. One can analyze a set foundation or framework. One begins to ask foundation or framework. One begins to ask questions. Those questions will identify a problem. A questions. Those questions will identify a problem. A problem can be anything related to our society. problem can be anything related to our society. Analyzing the problem will then lead to a seeking Analyzing the problem will then lead to a seeking ways of dealing or illuminating the concern. Change ways of dealing or illuminating the concern. Change is the outcome of identifying a problem by taking is the outcome of identifying a problem by taking action. Critical pedagogy is the constant push of action. Critical pedagogy is the constant push of continuing to seek a desired outcome.continuing to seek a desired outcome.

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