ABSTRACT
This essay examines the emancipatory political-pedagogical perspective adopted by Paulo Freire for adult education, valid both to experiences developed in out-of-school spaces by the action of civil society, and to the training practices that take place in schools through government initiatives. It investigates part of the author’s work to underline the main characteristics of popular adult education and it also uses the biography and history of education between the 1950s and 1990s to highlight the contribution of Freire’s thought and praxis in the expansion of educational rights and in public policies for the education of young people and adults in Brazil.
Keywords
Paulo Freire; Youth and adult education; Popular education