Freirean

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A follower of Paulo Freire.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Paulo Freire (1921–1997), Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy.

Etymology

From Freire + -an.

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