Social pedagogy in the UK: theory and practice

Social pedagogy in the UK: theory and practice

Kieron Hatton 

This introductory text discusses the development of social pedagogy as an academic discipline and explores its influence on UK debates about welfare practice.

It provides the theoretical structure for understanding the potential of social pedagogy in UK welfare practice; how key ideas from within social pedagogy can be linked to ideas of inclusion, creativity and personalisation; the impact of power relations on the social pedagogic relationship; and the importance of creativity in building inclusive practice.

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