Social Pedagogy in Education: Re-establishing Relationships and Enriching Learner Experience

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Carla Solvason Nicola Stobbs (University of Worcester, UK)

Social Pedagogy in Education

Re-establishing Relationships and Enriching Learner Experience

Carla Solvason, Nicola Stobbs (University of Worcester, UK), Geoffrey Elliott

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Routledge
30 September 2025

Moral & social purpose of education; Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education; Schools

Series: The Routledge Education Studies Series

This book, written by educators with a wealth of expertise across all age phases, provides an accessible, informative and thought-provoking exploration of how practitioners might place the human-centred values of social pedagogy at the heart of their own education and care practice to enrich and transform the learning experience.

A clear overview of why and how the underpinning principles of social pedagogy can benefit both the learner and the educator is provided, and answers to current educational challenges are offered. Chapters in the book cover topics including:

supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities working with marginalised families and communities tackling bias in higher education alternative approaches to education leadership establishing relationships within an online environment

This book concludes by considering the value of social pedagogical approaches beyond the realm of education, in wider work with children and families. It discusses how this approach can build communities, offer hope and provide opportunities for all. Supplying a fresh and highly relevant perspective to help face the challenges in education today, this book will be key reading for policymakers, teachers and students in the field of education studies and beyond.

Edited by: Carla Solvason, Nicola Stobbs (University of Worcester, UK), Geoffrey Elliott
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9781032875552
ISBN 10: 1032875550
Series: The Routledge Education Studies Series
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Carla Solvason, Nicola Stobbs and Geoffrey Elliott are all based at the University of Worcester. They have always had an interest in more human-centred approaches to education, illustrated by Carla and Geoffrey publishing Ethics in Education in 2023. Just prior to this, Nicola had embedded a social pedagogical approach within the BA Early Childhood in Society course that she led, and they established a Social Pedagogy Research Group at the university. This group has grown from strength to strength, and their seminal publication, A human approach to restructuring the education system: why schools in England need social pedagogy, published in the International Journal of Social Pedagogy, has been read by thousands of people keen to see educational change.