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“Many American universities incorporate Henry Giroux's theories and writings, particularly on critical pedagogy, into their teacher education programs to help train educators in fostering critical thinking and social engagement among students. His work is influential in discussions about the role of education in promoting democracy and social justice.”

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"Freire's critical educational project in two significant ways. First, as noted in Chapter 1, Freire's approach focused on the role of education in building social movements in post-colonial contexts. Giroux, however, attempted to theorize the relationship between schools and society and the possibilities of schools as sites of radical democratic social reform in Western nation-states."
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Great history of the wokeifaction of education.