The education system has been heralded as a tool of liberation and simultaneously critiqued
as a tool of social control to maintain the oppressive status quo. Critical consciousness (CC) …

Grounded in the theory and pedagogy of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, critical
consciousness (CC) comprises components of critical reflection, critical motivation, and …

Freire advanced critical consciousness as a tool for the liberation of oppressed communities.
Based on his ideas, scholars of theory and practice from myriad disciplines have written …

Schooling for Critical Consciousness addresses how schools can help Black and Latinx
youth resist the negative effects of racial injustice and challenge its root causes. Scott Seider …

Research has suggested that critical consciousness—the ability to recognize and analyze
systems of inequality and the commitment to take action against these systems—can be a …

Critical pedagogy gained significant momentum with the translation of Paulo Freire's
Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970), along with Freire's subsequent exile from Brazil, which …

In this chapter, the authors consider Paulo Freire's construct of critical consciousness (CC)
and why it deserves more attention in research and discourse on youth political and civic …

Critical pedagogy is a transformation-based approach to education. The aim of this article is
to introduce the origin, vision, action and consequences of critical pedagogy. It also aims on …

In this manuscript, we take up a “critical friend” perspective on sociopolitical development
(SPD), seeking to expand the field's understanding of the collective, intersectional, and …

Critical consciousness refers to the ways in which individuals come to understand and
challenge oppressive social forces. Philosopher-educator Paulo Freire argued that critical …