Ada (Alma Flor) Paulo Freire Collection, 1989-2003

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Summary

Title:
Alma Flor Ada Paulo Freire collection
Subtitle:
Paulo Freire
Dates:
1989-2003
Creators:
Ada, Alma Flor
Extent:
12 Linear Feet (10 boxes, 1 long box)
Language:
English and The materials in this collection are primarily in English. Some of Ada's papers and book reviews are in Spanish.
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.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

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)

Acquisition information:
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

Physical location:
Leatherby Libraries
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Lauren Abel
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-05-25 17:00:11 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

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.

Location of this collection:
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866, US
Contact:
(714) 532-7719
speccoll@chapman.edu
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