This (4 page PDF) could be written more clearly, with less jargon, but I think the central argument is worth considering. By 'conscientisation' we mean "a critical demystifying moment in which structures of domination are laid bare and political engagement is imperative." The question for educators today is whether education aids, or hinders, this process. The answer is: it depends. "The more they had to pay (England, Ireland, and Spain), the likelier they were to perceive employability as the main outcome of university education." And this suggests they are "meek in acceptance of the jobs granted to them, the ontology upon which the banking driven classroom mirrors itself." Lots of good quotes from Friere applied to a contemporary context.
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