Diagnoza w pedagogice społecznej : rozwój koncepcji na przykładzie poglądów wybranych autorów

Abstract

What is diagnosis in social pedagogy, who does it concern, what areas does it include? The idea of diagnosis derives from major principles of social pedagogy as well as from its distinctness and the definition of one’s interests. Environment, which is the place of development and growth of human being - their existential „entanglement”, is simultaneously the place of activities performed to support and strengthen their development. Those activities must be preceded with an accurate „identification”, i.e. diagnosis. This is the statement of major representatives in social pedagogy. This article covers views of: Helena Radlińska, Aleksander Kaminski, Ryszard Wroczyński, Stanislaw Kawula and Ewa Marynowicz-Hetka. Although views of these pedagogues may differ in details, they also constitute a certain common vision of recognizing social reality, as offered by social pedagogy.