Explain the key elements of curriculum based on the concepts introducedS by Freire

The Brazilian education philosopher Paulo Freire is indeed one of the most notable and influential theoreticians of the field of critical pedagogy. The basic notion around which his theories revolve is ‘consciousness raising’ or ‘conscientization’. The present study aims to extract and explain the key elements of curriculum based on the concepts introduced by Freire. The paper starts with an overview of the philosophical foundations of critical pedagogy according to Freire before conducting an analysis of key pedagogical terms in his philosophical paradigm through a descriptive-analytical approach. The Banking education of the traditional outlook and problem posing education of Freire’s have been juxtaposed to compare their weak and strong points. Basic curricular elements in view of Freire have been discussed following the comparison section. According to Freire، the primary goal of pedagogy should be raising critical consciousness and critical individuals. To attain this objective، he suggests ‘problem posing’.