Popular education in Latin America : examining the role of 'outsiders' in facilitating processes of empowerment at the grassroots

Publication year: 
1993

This master thesis argues that in popular education in latin america there lies an approach to development work in which outsiders could have a real and useful role as catalysts of empowering processes that would correspond to the true needs and aspirations of the poor. The paper looks at education and development and the role of the outsider as an educator. Looking at the impact of outside popular educators in a Mexican Indian village, the paper illustrates contradictions inherent in their role as facilitators of empowerment.

Source publication information
Source: 
MPhil dissertation for the University of Sussex
Pages: 
82 p.
Publisher
Available at IDS for reference

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A : Participatory Approaches : General 3027
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