Critical consciousness refers to an individual's awareness of oppressive systemic forces in
society, a sense of efficacy to work against oppression, and engagement in individual or …

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) …

In the current article, we build on research from vocational psychology, multicultural
psychology, intersectionality, and the sociology of work to construct an empirically testable …

Increased interest in anti-racist education has motivated the rapidly growing but politically
contentious adoption of ethnic studies (ES) courses in US public schools. A long-standing …

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

This article details the development and validation of a measure of critical consciousness,
defined as the capacity of oppressed or marginalized people to critically analyze their social …

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 …

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 …

Racism is a “wicked” public health problem that fuels systemic health inequities between
population groups in New Zealand, the United States and elsewhere. While literature has …

Given associations between critical consciousness and positive developmental outcomes,
and given racial, socioeconomic, and generational disparities in political participation, this …