The paper presents the basic definition of social pedagogy as a pedagogical discipline. It also focuses on the opportunities and challenges of social pedagogy in the prevention of socio-pathological phenomena. It asks the following questions-Is social pedagogy able to timely and professional assistance to ensure? Needs company a social practice of teachers?
Despite the fact that the legislation of the Slovak Republic enables social pedagogues to perform activities in schools, at present the socio-pedagogical work in school is performed to a minimum extent. This contribution aims to highlight its benefit not only in the local but also in the society-wide scale. It specifies in more detail possibilities for activities of a social pedagogue in preventing and dealing with socio-pathological phenomena in the school environment. Its aim is to point out to the necessity of establishing the profession of the social pedagogue in schools as a significant element of professionalisation of prevention of various forms of pupils’ deviant behaviour.
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