Educação e transformação social: reflexão sobre o papel da pedagogia libertadora em Paulo Freire

Abstract

This work focuses on the theme: Education and social transformation: a reflection on the role of liberating pedagogy in Paulo Freire. The research starts from the observation that, in many educational contexts, a traditional teaching model prevails, limiting the active participation of students and reinforcing practices of social reproduction, to the detriment of emancipatory formative processes. Liberating pedagogy opposes this traditional "banking" model, in which the teacher transmits ready-made content to the student, who is considered passive. In light of this, the central problem arises: how can education contribute to social transformation and the formation of a critical consciousness in individuals? The research is situated within a historical and social context marked by contemporary challenges, such as neoliberal hegemony, the commodification of education, and persistent social and cultural exclusions. It is within this horizon that Freirean thought becomes relevant, proposing a dialogical, problematizing education committed to the concrete reality of individuals. The general objective is to analyze the role of education as an instrument of social transformation and human emancipation, identifying its philosophical and pedagogical foundations, as well as its implications for contemporary educational practice. The work highlights the oppressor-oppressed dialectic as a central point in the construction of critical and emancipatory knowledge. The monograph also proposes a reinterpretation of liberating pedagogy, integrating intersectional and decolonial perspectives. It concludes that education, when grounded in liberating principles, can become a political act of resistance and emancipation. Freirean pedagogy remains current and necessary, as it proposes a path to building a more just and democratic society, in which students are protagonists of their own history and the transformation of the world around them. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)