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