Learning to fly : social pedagogy in a contemporary society

In Europe social pedagogy, both as a knowledge domain and a subject, has for some time now found itself at a crossroads. Increasingly, it is regarded as a powerful instrument with which to work with challenges in society and, as a consequence, its stature has grown in both academia and applied social work. The strength of social pedagogy lies in it's adaptability to social conditions and to the target groups to which it is aimed. Social pedagogy is therefore best understood as something tha ...