Abstract
Education as liberation is the interesting and provocative theme of Pedagogy of the Oppressed.1 This book, written by Dr. Paulo Freire, a Brazilian Social educator, insists that significant political-social change can be effected by educational methodolgy. A descriptive and analytical examination of Freier’s theory as presented in Pedagogy is the primary purpose of this presentation. This brief study is arranged in four sections. Section one is the introduction and consists of a brief biographical sketch of Freire, and a summary of the book’s main thesis. Section two is a presentation of Freire’s underlying philosophy and section three is an exposition of his theory of education. The final section discusses some problems that may be encountered during the implementation of such a theory.