Liberating Education Theory [Freire]

"...conceived communication as dialogue and participation. The goal of communication should be conscientization, which Freire defined as free dialogue that prioritized cultural identity, trust and commitment. His approach has been called 'dialogical pedagogy' which defined equity in distribution and active grassroots participation as central principles. Communication should provide a sense of ownership to participants through sharing and reconstructing experiences. Education is not transmission of information from those 'who have it' to those 'who lack it,' from the powerful to the powerless, but the creative discovery of the world...a human-centered approach that valued the importance of interpersonal channels of communication in decision-making processes at the community level." [page 20]