Critical Education Course

This course will study the meaning, history, development of thought and the praxis of critical education. Students will also study the basic concepts, approaches and methodologies offered by critical educational theorists, such as Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire, Henry A. Giroux, Mansour Fakih and others. This course will also discuss the Conservative Education Paradigm, Liberal Education, and Critical Paradigm. Furthermore, in this course, we will also discuss the relationship between education and power, education and social change, cultural positivism in education, educational neoliberalism, commodification of education, and educational politics. The learning process for this course uses presentation methods, group discussions, individual assignments and social analysis.