{ 30 Aug 2008 }
etymology of studium - praxis
- As early as the 13th century, scholars from a Studium Generale were encouraged to give lecture courses at other institutes across Europe and to share documents, and this led to the current academic culture seen in modern European universities.
- praxis is used by educators to describe a recurring passage through a cyclical process of experiential learning, such as the cycle described and popularised by David Kolb.
- Paulo Freire writes about praxis in his Pedagogy of the Oppressed
- According to Freire, freedom will be the result of praxis–informed action–when a balance between theory and practice is achieved.