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CONSCIENTIZATION [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

Educational process to enable an illiterate public living in conditions of extreme deprivation to achieve freedom and mastery over its own destiny. It attempts to develop consciousness and a critical appreciation of one's situation in order that one may act to transform it.

OBS

conscientization: reproduced from Terminology of Adult Education with the permission of the International Bureau of Education.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Processus éducatif qui a pour objet d'aider une population analphabète vivant dans une situation très défavorisée à maîtriser son propre sort. On s'efforce d'éveiller la conscience de ce public, de développer chez lui une évaluation critique de sa situation, pour qu'il puisse intervenir pour la transformer.

OBS

conscientisation : reproduit de Terminologie de l'éducation des adultes avec la permission du Bureau international d'éducation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
Key term(s)
  • concientización
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