Peter Mayo

Professor and Head of Department of Educational Studies
University of Malta

Peter Mayo is President of the Mediterranean Society of Comparative Education (2008-2010). Mayo’s work is in the areas of adult education, sociology, critical theory and pedagogy and postcolonialism. He co-edits the book series, Postcolonial Studies in Education for Palgrave-Macmillan and edits the series International Issues in Adult Education for Sense Publishers. His numerous publications include Gramsci, Freire and Adult Education (Zed Books, 1999); Liberating Praxis: Paulo Freire’s Legacy for Radical Education and Politics (Praeger, 2004); and Public Intellectuals, Radical Democracy and Social Movements: A Book of Interviews (with C Borg, Peter Lang, 2007).

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