Transatlantic issues in social pedagogy: what the United Kingdom can learn from Iberoamerica

The article discusses whether the fact that social pedagogy originated in Germany can be assumed to constitute a barrier to its successful establishment in the UK: would cultural and other differences suggest that social pedagogy might be 'too German' for a UK context? The article draws on...

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Main Author: Jacob Kornbeck
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Language:English
Published: CELCIS 2013-06-01
Series:Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
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description The article discusses whether the fact that social pedagogy originated in Germany can be assumed to constitute a barrier to its successful establishment in the UK: would cultural and other differences suggest that social pedagogy might be 'too German' for a UK context? The article draws on material illustrating how social pedagogy travelled from Germany via Spain to Latin America, whence it has now arrived in the USA. Reflections are added as to the UK's role as an Anglo-Saxon as well as a European country.
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Transatlantic issues in social pedagogy: what the United Kingdom can learn from Iberoamerica
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
social work
social pedagogy
england
uk
germany
spain
latin america
usa
title Transatlantic issues in social pedagogy: what the United Kingdom can learn from Iberoamerica
title_full Transatlantic issues in social pedagogy: what the United Kingdom can learn from Iberoamerica
title_fullStr Transatlantic issues in social pedagogy: what the United Kingdom can learn from Iberoamerica
title_full_unstemmed Transatlantic issues in social pedagogy: what the United Kingdom can learn from Iberoamerica
title_short Transatlantic issues in social pedagogy: what the United Kingdom can learn from Iberoamerica
title_sort transatlantic issues in social pedagogy what the united kingdom can learn from iberoamerica
topic social work
social pedagogy
england
uk
germany
spain
latin america
usa
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