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  2. Augusto Boal - Wikipedia

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    Theatre practitioner. Genre. Theatre of the Oppressed. Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movements.

  3. Banking model of education - Wikipedia

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    Critical pedagogy. Banking model of education ( Portuguese: modelo bancário de educação) is a term coined by Paulo Freire to describe and critique the established education system in his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. [1] [2] The name refers to the metaphor of students as containers into which educators must put knowledge.

  4. Learning-by-doing - Wikipedia

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    Learning by doing is a theory that places heavy emphasis on student engagement and is a hands-on, task-oriented, process to education. [1] The theory refers to the process in which students actively participate in more practical and imaginative ways of learning. This process distinguishes itself from other learning approaches as it provides ...

  5. Amos Bronson Alcott - Wikipedia

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    Amos Bronson Alcott ( / ˈɔːlkət /; November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment. He hoped to perfect the human spirit and, to that end ...

  6. Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School - Wikipedia

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    Panthers. Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School was a public charter high school in Chicopee and Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was originally located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, but relocated to its Chicopee 2019. It primarily served students in nearby towns such as; Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield, and South Hadley.

  7. Talk:Paulo Freire - Wikipedia

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    As your widow Ana Maria Araújo Freire ("Nita") clearly stated in a letter to Brazil's then-interim President Temer, dated June 30, 2016, the absurdity and irony of such "hate claims"; by the present-day state machine can best be understood when measured against the tributes that you Paulo have received in this same year (2016), including your ...

  8. Paulo Freire (astronomer) - Wikipedia

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    Paulo Freire (born October 27, 1970 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese astronomer . He obtained his PhD in 2001 at the University of Manchester in Manchester, England; his supervisor was Andrew Lyne. From 2001 to 2009, Freire worked at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Since 2009, he has been working at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy ...

  9. Penguin Education - Wikipedia

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    Penguin Education emerged from this experiment in 1965 and was initially headed by Christopher Dolley as managing director. He was succeeded in 1966 by Charles Clark, who combined the role from 1967 with running Penguin Books' hardback imprint Allen Lane the Penguin Press. The new imprint began by publishing, with Longman, the revolutionary ...