Proverbs, Parables and Metaphors: Applying Freire's Concept of Codification to Africa.

Ewert, D. Merrill

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ERIC Number: EJ249576

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Publication Date: 1981

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Proverbs, Parables and Metaphors: Applying Freire's Concept of Codification to Africa.

Ewert, D. Merrill

Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, v14 n1 p32-43 1981

This study focuses on the use of parables, proverbs, and metaphors as codifications in an educational program in rural Zaire. Its thesis is that Freire's concept of codification has tremendous conceptual power for transforming perspectives and providing hope in the face of dominance. (CT)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Community Involvement, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Metaphors, Proverbs, Rural Education, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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