We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social ChangeThis dialogue between two of the most prominent thinkers on social change in the twentieth century was certainly a meeting of giants. Throughout their highly personal conversations recorded here, Horton and Freire discuss the nature of social change and empowerment and their individual literacy campaigns. |
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User Review - EllsbethB - LibraryThingThis book was an intriguing read that sometimes reinforced my philosophy on education and sometimes challenged it. Published in 1990, the ideas discussed are still very relevant to current events both in and outside the realm of education. I appreciated the cognitive dissonance. Read full review
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictHorton, the recently deceased founder of the Highlander Folk School, and Freire, a Brazilian education leader, were from two different backgrounds, but their shared views on the use of participatory ... Read full review
Contents
We make the road by walking | 3 |
CHAPTER | 4 |
Formative Years | 9 |
Reading has to be a loving event | 24 |
Literacy and citizenship | 67 |
Without practice theres no knowledge | 97 |
charismatic leaders | 109 |
The difference between education | 115 |
My expertise is in knowing not to be | 128 |
The more the people become themselves | 145 |
You have to bootleg education | 199 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change |
| Author | Myles Horton |
| Editors | Brenda Bell, John Gaventa, John Marshall Peters |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Temple University Press, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0877227756, 9780877227755 |
| Length | 256 pages |
| Subjects | › Education / Adult & Continuing Education Education / General |
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