1. Perspectives and Theory
in Social Pedagogy
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3. Perspectives and Theory
in
Social Pedagogy
Anders Gustavsson,
Hans-Erik Hermansson,
Juha Hämäläinen
eds.
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Anders Gustavsson, Hans-Erik Hermansson, and Juha Hämäläinen (eds.)
Perspectives and Theory in Social Pedagogy.
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5. Contents
Preface 7
Lisbeth Eriksson & Ann-Marie Markström
Interpreting the concept of social pedagogy 9
Elsebeth Fog
A social pedagogical perspective on milieu therapy 24
Hans-Erik Hermansson
Social economy, social pedagogy and new forms
of work within the field of disability 46
Håkan Jenner
Joint concepts in pedagogy and social work
as the core of social pedagogy 61
Søren Hegstrup
Tendencies and trends in social pedagogy
in Denmark at the turn of the millennium 72
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6. Johny Lauritsen
In between post structuralism and phenomenology? 83
Rain Mikser
Theoretical roots of social pedagogical ideas in Estonia 100
Inger Kraav
Development perspectives of social pedagogy in Estonia 117
Juha Hämäläinen
Developing social pedagogy as an academic discipline 133
Anne-Mari Röpelinen
The concept of life control and ways to support it 154
Anders Gustavsson
The role of theory in social pedagogy
and disability research 164
Contributors 187
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7. Preface
This book is based on a symposium held in Stockholm in March
2001, entitled Perspectives and Theory in Social Pedagogy. The par-
ticipants came from four Baltic sea countries, Sweden, Finland,
Denmark and Estonia. The symposium was arranged as part of
the Nordic Educational Research Association that had its annual
conference in Stockholm at that time.
The presentations of this symposium are published in this book.
The aim is to make them available to a broader audience. The epi-
logue, written by Anders Gustavsson, analysing the role of theory
in social pedagogy and a related knowledge field, has been written
after the symposium.
There is no common theory of social pedagogy but different
approaches to the concept. There is, in fact, a multitude of tradi-
tions of social pedagogy having different philosophical starting
points and practical aims. Interpretations of the concept vary from
country to country in theory and practice.
At large social pedagogy is understood as a multi-disciplinary
field of knowledge linked first of all to Education and Social Work.
Several professional issues are often connected to it. There are signs
of a development of social pedagogy towards an independent dis-
cipline.
Anders Gustavsson Hans-Erik Hermansson Juha Hämäläinen
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