Liberative Pedagogies for Mitigating Teenage pregnancy

The role of pedagogy in transmitting preventive skills necessary for mitigating teenage pregnancies is usually sacrificed at the behest sociological and psychological curative and reactive measures. It is however permissible to entertain critical and philosophical preventive pedagogical procedures that are heavily hinged on the theory of man’s capacity to think efficaciously. This article therefore purposed to examine the implications of liberative pedagogical dispositions in solving teenage pregnancy in schools. The article appeals to the implications of Freirian pedagogical dispositions in addressing teenage pregnancy and the implications of Deweyian pedagogical principles in mitigating teenage pregnancy. The article employed critical Method of Philosophical investigation. The study points that if teenage pregnancy is to be addressed in a more permanent and humanized way, then educators must embrace Pedagogical balance, Pedagogical humanization, Emotional intelligence, experiential pedagogy, Problematization of pedagogy, Engaged Pedagogy and Democratic pedagogies. These forms of pedagogies are hinged on the concept of Educere-(Latin for bringing out-leading out). Educerean conception of education posits that pedagogy is a catalyst for the unfolding the latent powers within a learner. The latent experiential and cognitive powers are not only the best way of addressing teenage pregnancy from a liberative perspective but it is also philosophically sound. Operational Definitions Pedagogy: It is the art and science of transmitting knowledge, skills or attitudes. In this paper pedagogical orientation inclines towards learner centered transmissions. Liberative pedagogies: Steps or action taken to setindividuals free from oppressive environments Teenage pregnancy: (Adolescent pregnancy) can be described as a conception by any female who is less than 19 years of age at the end of the pregnancy (WHO, 2004). Critical pedagogy: Refers to methods and principles laid down for teaching children on careful and serious multi-sectoral approaches for instance mitigating teenage pregnancy Humanizing Pedagogy: Instructional orientation that bring out latent human capabilities of the individual learner.