The seachers: Gramsci, Freire and Williams´ Contributions to popular education

Abstract

Connections between education and Social Justice are very present in the long tradition of Popular Education. In this line, the three authors selected - coming from diverse backgrounds - have tried to find answers to ques tions such as: how can we transform this society into a more human and less exploitative one? How can we change charity for social justice? Gramsci was a politician and theorist who was imprisoned for a long pe riod of his life. Raymond Williams was an adult educator and university teacher, very well known as a novelist and Professor of Modern Drama. Paulo Freire is considered to be the most important representative of Pop ular Education. The article’s aim is not to present a comparative study between Gramsci, Freire and Williams, but rather to stress their contribu tions to an educational approach connected to social justice seeking for an education for all. In the conclusion I will try to establish connections between the searchers and Popular Education. Some final notes about this matter will be presented.