弗雷勒(Paulo Friere)是巴西的教育家，其思想的到第三世界，同時也對已開發國家的教育產生的，尤其是成人教育。在本文中，了對弗雷勒與巴西的成人教育做一個簡介，另從知識論、方法論等面象探討弗式教育學的理論及其理論的實踐，並且以文化一作者與政治行動者、社會變遷與社會運動、本土化或本土「化」等做為對弗式理論的提問。最後以分析其理論為對國內成人教育的啟示。

Paulo Freire is an Brazil educator. His thought, especially adult education theory, influence the third world and even the developed country. In this study, the author will make a summarized review of Freire and Brazil’s adult education. In addition with discussion of Freire’s theory and his practice from various aspects. Some questions for Freire’s thinking of educational theory and practice, including cultural workers versus political actors, social change versus social movement, and localization versus「localization」are raised. And finally based on Freire’s epistemology, conclusions are proposed for adult education of Taiwan.