Social Pedagogy – A New Paradigm in Romanian School Education?

Social pedagogy is not, for now, a distinct qualification in the Romanian university environment. It means that nobody having a qualification of a high level plays in the Romanian school educational environment some specific roles. That is why the author proposes several basic coordinates for an academic qualification in social pedagogy, revealing a series of competences remained uncovered with respect to child welfare in Romania. Such coordinates are relevant for an occupational analysis. DACUM methodology was applied to highlight certain duties, tasks and main competencies associated to the occupation of social pedagogue directed to a bachelor degree level. The criteria based on which such roles were described are those mentioned by Zane Berge (1995), namely: pedagogical, social, managerial, technical.