Transitions in a life-world: Looking backward and forward after forty-five years of social pedagogical research and teaching in Leuven

摘要: The paper presents the author’s reflection on research and teaching over a period of 45 years in social pedagogy program Leuven University (Belgium). While case is interesting its own right, it holds broader significance for contribution to understanding developments education, adult community education work both disciplinary terms regarding practice. It theoretical sources inspiration from diverse linguistic, cultural, policy academic contexts. chronology organized four periods marked by turning points that were influenced internal external events. first phase pioneering phase. second crisis recovery third multiplicity phase, last reinvention. also reflects some major themes issues have directed cultural (both old recent) such as language, emergence lifelong learning discourse, notions community, solidarity criticality.