Paulo Freire and Lawrence Stenhouse: A Plausible Academic Relation?

• In Event: Applying Freirean Praxis to Academic Responsibility

Abstract

The paper addresses the following question: Could Freire's ideas have influenced Stenhouse’work in his conception of education, pedagogical practice and curriculum? The books Cultural Action for Freedom (1965), and Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970), are part of Lawrence Stenhouse’s library. These Freire's early works were translated into English language and published by Penguin Books and disseminated in the United Kingdom, especially because they were used in Open University courses for teachers and school principals in the 1970’s. In our research we relate Stenhouse and Freire's ideas and concepts: his proposal to present students controversial questions and the dialogical, evidence based and cooperative teaching. Our final considerations showed the influence that Freire's ideas had on Stenhouse’s work in curriculum studies field.

Author

• Maria Ines G.F. Marcondes De Souza, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro