Pedagogy in Process presents a first-hand account of the
most comprehensive attempt yet to put into practice Paulo Freire's
theory of education within a real societal setting.
When Guinea Bissau
on the West African coast declared independence in 1973 the rate of
illiteracy in its adult population was ninety percent. The new
government faced the enormous task of educating its citizens. With
Freire as collaborator and advisor the government launched a huge
grass-roots literacy campaign and this book is Freire's memoir of
that campaign. Those familiar with Freire's work will identify his
ongoing insistence on the unity between theory and practice, mental
and manual work, and past and present experience. This is essential
reading for anyone interested Freire's revolutionary ideas on
education and the transformative power they hold when applied to
society and the classroom.