The book is about the educational and philosophical thought of Paulo Freire who was a Brazilian educationist and social reformer. The book is divided into seven chapters. A brief description of each chapter is mentioned here. Chapter one deals wit...

The book is about the educational and philosophical thought of Paulo Freire who was a Brazilian educationist and social reformer. The book is divided into seven chapters. A brief description of each chapter is mentioned here. Chapter one deals with the need, importance, objectives, methodology of the study and a brief introduction of Paulo Freire. Chapter two is related with contemporary situation of Freire. Chapter three is devoted to educational philosophy of Freire. Chapter four comprises Freire’s contribution to educational theory. Chapter five explains about the importance of conscientization in social change. Chapter six analyses the relevance of conscientization in present scenario with the help of expert opinion. The last chapter is devoted to conclusions, limitations and suggestions for the further researches. The researcher provided conclusion of thesis on account of objectives of the study that are based on the views expressed by experts. The researcher concluded that thought and teaching methodology of Paulo Freire is still relevant in present educational situation.