What is Pedagogy Part 2

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Social pedagogySocial pedagogy

The German tradition of social pedagogy

has become associated with social work.

This tends to obscure its educationalcredentials, particularly to English lan-

guage readers. Here we explore its history

and current status.


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The term sozial pdagogik came into usage in

Germany around the middle of the nineteenth

century. Karl Mager is said to have coined the term in

1844 (he was editor of the Pdogische Revue from

1840-48). It was used as an alternative to

'Collectivpdagogik' - and in contrast to

'Individualpdagogik' (van Ghent 1994: 95). However,it was the work of Friedrich Diesterweg (1790 - 1866),

the Prussian educational thinker, whose concern with

primary education brought the idea to a broader

audience. He was exercised by the separation oftheory and practice within teaching and is sometimes

credited with originating the maxim 'learn to do by

doing' (see Kliebard 1987: 37).


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FriedrichFriedrich DiesterwegDiesterweg was exercised bywas exercised bythe separation of theory and practicethe separation of theory and practice

within teaching and is sometimeswithin teaching and is sometimes

credited with originating the maximcredited with originating the maxim

'learn to do by doing''learn to do by doing'


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DiesterswegDiestersweg, evolution and, evolution and

educational action to help the poor

educational action to help the poor

The educational principle of evolution demandsThe educational principle of evolution demandsin the educational field:in the educational field:

1.1. respect for human nature and ofrespect for human nature and ofthe individual;the individual;

2.2. its stimulation to full development,its stimulation to full development,expression, activity and initiative;expression, activity and initiative;


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3.3. natural, hence joyful, experience ofnatural, hence joyful, experience of

life;life;

4.4. stimulation to develop the senses,stimulation to develop the senses,strengthening the body, to explore,strengthening the body, to explore,to be lucid and to discover thingsto be lucid and to discover things;;

5.5. providing the minds with suitableproviding the minds with suitable

nourishmentnourishment;;

6.6. constant progress.constant progress.


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It forbids;It forbids;

1.1. arbitrary assumptions andarbitrary assumptions andmanipulations of human nature;manipulations of human nature;

2.2. any encouragement to act blindly andany encouragement to act blindly andmechanically;mechanically;

3.3. any kind of drill;any kind of drill;


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DiesterswegDiestersweg was keen to reformwas keen to reformschoolingschooling churchchurch--politicspolitics

He believed that general educationHe believed that general educationshould be open to everyone: 'Firstshould be open to everyone: 'Firsteducate men, before worrying about theireducate men, before worrying about theirprofessional training orclass, [because]professional training orclass, [because]the proletarian and the peasant shouldthe proletarian and the peasant shouldboth be educated to become humanboth be educated to become human

beings'.beings'.

'educational action by which one aims to'educational action by which one aims tohelp the poor in society'help the poor in society'


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4.4. rote learning;rote learning;

5.5. uniformityuniformity;;

6.6. forceforce--feeding with subject matterfeeding with subject matterthat is not understood etc.that is not understood etc.


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Schleiermacherand societalSchleiermacherand societal (social)(social)

developmentdevelopmentthethe pedagogicalpedagogical principlesprinciples ofof "natural"natural selfself--development"development" toto embraceembrace anan "education"education forfor

community"community"


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NatorpNatorp, community and, community and

social pedagogysocial pedagogy

ThereThere communitycommunity waswas defineddefined asas 'the'thepermanentpermanent andand realreal formform ofof livingliving toto--

gethergether,, whilewhile societysociety isis onlyonly transitorytransitory

andand apparent,apparent, andand the

refo

rethe

refo

re communitycommunityshouldshould bebe seenseen asas aa livingliving organismorganism

andand societysociety asas aa mechanicalmechanical aggregateaggregate

andand artifact'artifact'..


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THATS ALL!THATS ALL!

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