"Whose knowledge is the most valuable" was put forward by april, a representative of critical pedagogy.

The basic understanding of critical education school is that "education should be political", its basic position is to stand on the side of vulnerable groups, and its basic method is class analysis. Critical pedagogy understands practice as a standardized political activity under the premise of the legitimacy of democratic authorization. The above characteristics make it inextricably linked with other related schools.

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The schools of critical pedagogy can be divided into the Anglo-American school with innovative style and the German school with conservative style. It came into being in 1970s and is considered as the most dynamic competitor in the field of education.

Critical pedagogy has made pioneering research in the fields of educational theory, curriculum and educational management, and scholars have also combed its thoughts from the above perspectives. This paper examines critical pedagogy from the perspective of methodology, which is a new research perspective. The schools of critical pedagogy are complex. Based on different ideological foundations and social backgrounds, different schools have different characteristics.

Different schools pursue criticism and "liberation" of traditional education, emphasizing the use of critical theory and conducting educational research and analysis through critical research methods, which is the common feature of all schools of critical pedagogy.