I think this was for everyone, no? -----Original Message----- From: Susanne Weber [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OST =? popular education
Hi Ted hello from Germany. I lived in Bolivia for a while and got in touch with education popular there, so may be I can contribute my thoughts to this. If popular education means the same like "educación popular", which is wellknown in latin america, well: I would say it belongs to the same philosophy of liberation, of personal and collective growth - and change. Educacion popular questions established power relationships, goes for humanity and the well being of all the people, not only a few - so, for peace, if you want. One of the best known philosophers and practitioners is surely Paolo Freire, the Brasilian educator. As well Augusto Boal with his Street theatre, the theatre of liberation, to work with people in the streets - consciousness raising, to build up belief, trust in change, hope etc.. in the same line with Leonardo Boff with his "theology of liberation". There are centers for educacion popular - for community building and collective learning. They always work with participative methodology, and different methods and techniques. Popular education is a broad approach, which integrates many methods and techniques. So as philosophy "it fits" to Open Space - I would say. But in the sense of a specific "method", popular education is rather the "title" under which Open Space could be brought in. It is not ONE specific technique or method. What do the others think? best wishes Susanne Ted Ernst schrieb: > I was talking about OST in a public meeting a couple of weeks back and > someone said something to the effect of, "I know about Open Space > Technology. It's the same as popular education." I'm not familiar with > popular education. Anyone here know about it? > peace, > ted > ___ > Humanize the Earth! http://www.chicagohumanist.org http://www.tedernst.com > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected], > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
