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Our homeland is humanity: the Cuban School of Literacy and Pedagogy of the Oppressed

The ideas of the Cuban 'School of Literacy' are much less well-known in the west than Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppr ... Show more
The ideas of the Cuban 'School of Literacy' are much less well-known in the west than Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed. This paper is an exploration of the theoretical and practical links between these two historic examples of popular education. The analysis is informed by our direct experience working and undertaking participatory action research alongside Cuban literacy specialists on adult literacy campaigns in Timor-Leste and Australia. These campaigns utilised a model known internationally by its Spanish name, Yo, Si Puedo (Eng: Yes, I Can!). We also include material from interviews in Cuba with leading literacy academics and practitioners.
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Authors: Boughton, Bob; Durnan, Deborah

Date: 2021

Geographic subjects: Cuba; Central America and the Caribbean; Timor Leste ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australian journal of adult learning

Subjects: Literacy; Indigenous people; Adult and community education ... [+] Show more