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Ada (Alma Flor) Paulo Freire Collection
2009.020.r.f  
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  • Scope and Contents
  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Arrangement
  • Biographical / Historical

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries
    Title: Alma Flor Ada Paulo Freire collection
    creator: Ada, Alma Flor
    Identifier/Call Number: 2009.020.r.f
    Physical Description: 12 Linear Feet (10 boxes, 1 long box)
    Date (inclusive): 1989-2003
    Language of Material: The materials in this collection are primarily in English. Some of Ada's papers and book reviews are in Spanish.
    Physical Location: Leatherby Libraries

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of materials pertaining to Alma Flor Ada and her methods of teaching. Included are selected lesson plans, teaching materials, written works by Alma Flor Ada, a selection of papers by three of her students, photographs, misc. ephemera and two VHS tapes of her lectures. Also included are various works and education philosophies of Paulo Freire. Of particular interest is a stick puppet of Paulo Freire that was used as an instructional aide.

    Preferred Citation

    [identify item], Alma Flor Ada Freire Collection, Paulo Freire Archive, 1977-2009 (2009.14.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use

    There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Alma Flor Ada.

    Arrangement

    This collection is organized in series by material type.
    SERIES 1, CV, Papers and manuscripts
    SERIES 2, Teaching materials
    SERIES 3, Binders, teaching
    SERIES 4, Other faculty publications
    SERIES 5, Ephemera
    SERIES 6, Photographs
    SERIES 7, Media, VHS
    SERIES 8, Media, Cassette tapes and slides
    SERIES 9, Puppet, Paulo Freire likeness

    Biographical / Historical

    Alma Flor Ada, Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco, devoted her life to advocacy for peace by promoting a pedagogy oriented to personal realization and social justice. A former Radcliffe Scholar at Harvard University and Fulbright Research Scholar, she is an internationally reknowned speaker and the author of numerous children’s books of poetry, narrative, folklore and nonfiction. She is also the author of a book of memoirs, two novels for adults, several professional books for educators and a wealth of educational materials. Alma Flor Ada was awarded the American Education Research Association [AERA] Hispanic Issues Award for Research in Elementary, Secondary and Post-secondary Education and the California Association for Bilingual Education [CABE] Life Long Award.
    (information retrieved from http://almaflorada.com/about/ on September, 7, 2010)

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Sociology of education
    Popular education -- Philosophy
    Education -- Philosophy.
    Critical pedagogy.
    Ada, Alma Flor