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Practical Social Pedagogy: Theories, Values and Tools for Working with Children and Young People
Jan Storø
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Description for Practical Social Pedagogy: Theories, Values and Tools for Working with Children and Young People
Hardback.
Social pedagogical work is a field of practice that is indebted to and illuminated by aspects of knowledge from sociology and psychology, but many practitioners feel that social pedagogical theories are too abstract and distant from the challenges faced in practice. In Practical Social Pedagogy Jan Storo shows the reader for the first time how the theories and practices of social pedagogy interlock. The book combines social pedagogy theories, psychology, sociology and social work with a social constructionist perspective to help practitioners guide children and young people to cope better with the challenges they face as they grow ... Read more
Social pedagogical work is a field of practice that is indebted to and illuminated by aspects of knowledge from sociology and psychology, but many practitioners feel that social pedagogical theories are too abstract and distant from the challenges faced in practice. In Practical Social Pedagogy Jan Storo shows the reader for the first time how the theories and practices of social pedagogy interlock. The book combines social pedagogy theories, psychology, sociology and social work with a social constructionist perspective to help practitioners guide children and young people to cope better with the challenges they face as they grow ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447305392
SKU
V9781447305392
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Jan Storø
Jan Storø is an Associate Professor of Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Child Welfare Bachelor Program. He worked with young people and children in care from 1975 to 1999, mostly as a leader of residential units and was leader of The Norwegian Leaving Care Project (1999–2002) and the MST Treatment Unit of Oslo (2002–05). Storø is author ... Read more
Reviews for Practical Social Pedagogy: Theories, Values and Tools for Working with Children and Young People
"This is a substantial book, albeit one with a very practical focus – it is for students and professionals who want to study and work with children and young people. It is a very accessible, one-volume account of the theory and practice of social pedagogy, and it will allow UK professionals to engage more fully in international dialogues about social ... Read more