意い識しき化か

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

becoming aware; realization; consciousness-raising

General use for making something conscious or bringing it to awareness, often in psychological or educational contexts.

• 自じ分ぶんの偏へん見けんを意い識しき化かすることが大たい切せつだ。

  It is important to become aware of one's own biases.

• このワークショップは問もん題だいの意い識しき化かを促うながす。

  This workshop promotes awareness of the issue.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

conscientization; critical consciousness

Philosophical term, especially from Paulo Freire's pedagogy, referring to developing a critical awareness of social and political contradictions.

• フレイレの提てい唱しょうした意い識しき化かは、抑よく圧あつされた人ひと々びとが自みずからの状じょう況きょうを批ひ判はん的てきに理り解かいする過か程ていを指さす。

  Conscientization, as advocated by Freire, refers to the process by which oppressed people develop a critical understanding of their situation.