Open AccessThe Practices of Critical Pedagogy and the Preliminary Analysis of Its Application in Chinese Education
Author(s) -
Haishen Yu,
Chao Zhao
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international education studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-9039
pISSN - 1913-9020
DOI - 10.5539/ies.v1n3p112
Subject(s) - critical pedagogy , pedagogy , critical theory , sociology , perspective (graphical) , critical literacy , critical discourse analysis , social pedagogy , epistemology , politics , political science , social change , literacy , philosophy , ideology , artificial intelligence , computer science , law
There are many different strands to critical pedagogy: the libertarian, the radical, and the liberationist. This essay will focus on the radical perspective critical pedagogy which is represented by Paulo Freire, Henry Giroux and Peter McLaren. At first, the definition and aims of critical pedagogy is illustrated. Next, the essay argues about how to illustrate the practices of critical pedagogy, including the practice of "conscientization", “dialogue” and “praxis”. Finally, some resistance to critical pedagogy in teaching practice in China is discussed in this essay. The purpose of this essay is to make an introduction of critical pedagogy and analyze the possibility of critical teaching in Chinese education.