Bhattacharya, Asoke,

Education for the people : concepts of Grundtvig, Tagore, Gandhi and Freire / Asoke Bhattacharya. - xv, 159 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - International issues in adult education ; v. 4 . - International issues in adult education ; v. 4. .

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and Paulo Freire : their concepts of education -- 2. N.F.S. Grundtvig : educationist extraordinary. Homage of an Indian adult educator -- 3. Grundtvig and the Third World : democracy, development and enlightenment -- 4. Glimpses of Grundtvig's thoughts on education and economic cooperation -- 5. Folk high school and cooperative movement in Denmark -- 6. Adult education in India : relevance of Grundtvig -- 7. Critique of Paulo Freire's Education as the Practice of Freedom -- Tagore on the right education for India.

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Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 --Criticism and interpretation.
Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941 --Criticism and interpretation.
Grundtvig, N. F. S. 1783-1872 --Criticism and interpretation.
Freire, Paulo, 1921-1997 --Criticism and interpretation.


Adult education--Philosophy--India
Adult education--Philosophy--Denmark
Adult education--Philosophy--Brazil

LC5219 / .B528 2010

374.001