THE TRAINER – TRAINEE RELATIONSHIP AS A PRACTICE OF FREEDOM ACCORDING TO FREIRE

Authors

  • Athina A. Sipitanou Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Social Policy, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v0i0.293

Keywords:

Freire, literacy, adult education, educators

Abstract

By presenting the life and work of Paolo Freire, this research aims to show the significant contribution and diachronical value that his pedagogical theory has made in enriching the thought on current educational reform. In the Brazilian educator’s work, Adult Education acquired a liberating power, particularly, but not only, for the working and lower classes of society. Its main principles are based on: a social dimension of thought; a critical understanding of the dialectical relationship between consciousness and the world; the humanization objective; an approach to knowledge as a formation of thinking and action on reality; and lastly, social reform and democratisation.

 

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Author Biography

  • Athina A. Sipitanou, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Social Policy, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
    Athina Sipitanou is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Social Policy of the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki-Greece, specializing in “Pedagogy and Adult Education” and her main teaching duties and also her research interests concern Pedagogy, Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. She has participated in more than 100 congresses and scientific meetings both in Greece and abroad as an introducer.  Her scientific views are presented in her 5 books "Illiteracy in Greece: continuity and change of the problem", "Institutions and policies of the European Association for Lifelong Learning: a critical-interpretive approach", "Paulo Freire 1921-1997: adult education as an act of liberation", "Policies of the European Union for lifelong learning: the process-the institutions-the practices", and "The issue of literacy nowadays (1990-2015)". She has more than 75 publications to present both independently and in cooperation with other scientists of the same field. She participates in European University networks of studies and research as well as in committees of the University of Macedonia. Furthermore, she is a reviewer of scientific magazines and books published by Greek research centers. She was president of the Administrative Board of the Branch of Macedonia and member of the Administrative Board of the Greek Pedagogical Association, as well as of the Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, while she is a member in educational, cultural and charitable associations.

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2016-10-21

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Vol 2, No 7 (2016)

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