Your Gender TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION Glossary
All the key terms you need to understand when preparing for Gender Transformative Education, quickly and effectively.
What is Critical consciousness ?
Definition
Critical consciousness is a historical and political understanding of why society is unequal and unjust. Critical consciousness helps people understand the root causes of oppression in society and imagine the possibilities of socially just futures through pedagogy, learning and social movements.
References
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Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Seabury Press.