PROBLEMS OF INSTITUTIONAL IDENTIFICATION OF SOCIAL PEDAGOGY

Abstract

This article deals with the problem of
institutional identity of social pedagogy. The essence of
this problem is disclosed in the context of the processes
of institutional transformation, which is considered through
the prism of scientific knowledge, practice and training
of the personnel. The first level is associated with the
development of a new branch of pedagogical knowledge
- social pedagogy; the second one is associated with the
formation of institutions and activities to provide qualified
social and educational assistance to children and youth,
and the third level involves the development of the social
worker training system against the background of the
reform of vocational education.