Where have the ideas come from? Social activism and social reconstructionism
The idea of transforming society through early education arises from the work of several social theorists and social activists: While critical pedagogy draws inspiration from liberation struggles in Latin America and elsewhere and invokes the examples of individuals such as Farabundo Marti, Cear Augusto Sandino, Rosa Luxemburg, and Che Guevara, it is most often associated with Brazilian educator Paulo Freire. (Sleeter and McClaren 1995: 14)