Emancipatory entrepreneurship education through critical pedagogy: Employing Paulo Freire’s pedagogical model in the South African townships context

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Emancipatory entrepreneurship education through critical pedagogy: Employing Paulo Freire’s pedagogical model in the South African townships context. / Felix-Faure, Charlotte; Fayolle, Alain.
Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Learning. ed. / Diamanto Politis; Lise Aaboen; Jonas Gabrielsson. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025. p. 252-264.

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Harvard

Felix-Faure, C & Fayolle, A 2025, Emancipatory entrepreneurship education through critical pedagogy: Employing Paulo Freire’s pedagogical model in the South African townships context. in D Politis, L Aaboen & J Gabrielsson (eds), Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Learning. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 252-264. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803922218.00026

APA

Felix-Faure, C., & Fayolle, A. (2025). Emancipatory entrepreneurship education through critical pedagogy: Employing Paulo Freire’s pedagogical model in the South African townships context. In D. Politis, L. Aaboen, & J. Gabrielsson (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Learning (pp. 252-264). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803922218.00026

Vancouver

Felix-Faure C, Fayolle A. Emancipatory entrepreneurship education through critical pedagogy: Employing Paulo Freire’s pedagogical model in the South African townships context. In Politis D, Aaboen L, Gabrielsson J, editors, Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Learning. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2025. p. 252-264 doi: 10.4337/9781803922218.00026

Bibtex

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