The XVII Summer Course 2024, Paulo Freire: from the Pedagogy of the Oppressed to the Pedagogy of Autonomy, will be held on July 11, 12 and 13, promoted by the Department of Social Sciences of Education and the Education Research Center of the Institute of Education of the University of Minho.
The teaching team is made up of: Licínio Lima [Coord.], Almerindo Afonso and Fátima Antunes
As one of the most important pedagogues of the 20th century, whose political pedagogy was seminal to the creation of critical pedagogy, it is understood that his vast body of work – including the magnum opus Pedagogy of the Oppressed and the last and celebrated book on Pedagogy of Autonomy, which he published in 1996 -, represents an unavoidable theoretical reference, to be known and debated by teachers and educators, specialists in education, leaders of educational organizations and technicians, with varied backgrounds, but who work in education and training institutions, or with educational valences.
The course will be based on the study of primary sources and, based on these, will call on secondary sources from important international specialists in Freire’s work, seeking to provide an in-depth and wide-ranging view, not only of the texts that the author bequeathed to us, but also of his educational and pedagogical work, carried out in different parts of the world.
The topicality of Freire’s thought and work will be the subject of debate based on a political sociology of education, through presentations by the trainers and, above all, through the work carried out by the participants, organized into thematic workshops.
Course objective(s) / purpose(s)
1. To learn about the relevance of Paulo Freire’s thought and work;
2. To analyze the requirements for the study of the work and its main challenges in terms of its current reception;
3. Recognize the innovative bases of Freire’s political pedagogy and his concept of the politicality of education;
4. Understand the main categories of analysis present in Pedagogy of the Oppressed and their current impact in terms of educational research;
5. Learn about Freire’s work as a public education administrator and his reflections on this experience, based on his concepts of autonomy and participation.
Syllabus
1. introduction: why study Paulo Freire today?
2. Considerations around the act of studying Freire
3. Politics and the politicality of education
4. The magnum opus: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
5. Researching with the Pedagogy of the Oppressed: towards a critique of oppressive pedagogism
6. Pedagogy of autonomy and autonomy of pedagogy: the democratization of educational powers
7. Freire as a public education administrator in the city of São Paulo
8. Encounters with the work of Paulo Freire
Target audience
This initiative is particularly aimed at teachers at the various levels of education (1st, 2nd and 3rd Cycles of Basic Education and Secondary Education); Technicians and Masters in Education, Psychologists, Sociologists, Educators and Social Workers from Schools and School Groups as well as Non-Governmental Organizations.
Admission requirements
Graduates in the areas of Education, Teaching, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work and related areas.
Course organization:
The course is organized into 4 workshops and 1 panel.
In each workshop, there will be activities to be carried out in group or individual work (e.g. reading a text, watching a video, analyzing a passage, etc.), the results of which will be discussed in plenary.
The course is awaiting accreditation by the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Training.
Opening hours:
Thursday, July 11 (9am-12:30pm; 2:30pm-6pm)
Friday, July 12 (9am-12.30pm; 2.30pm-6pm)
Saturday, July 13th (9am-1pm)
Venue:
Institute of Education
University of Minho
Gualtar Campus
Braga
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Registration:
Registration by email, sending proof of payment and a completed registration form (registration form 2024) to: calexandra@ie.uminho.pt
Registration fee:
45 € – General public
20 € – University of Minho students
Payment by BANK TRANSFER to NIB: 0035.0171.00167322630.15 (Caixa Geral de Depósitos).
Registration limit: 25 (in order of receipt)
Organization:
Cristina Alexandra
Daniela Silva
Guilherme Silva
