It takes a village to raise a child

Abstract

There are different theories regarding the best way to help people. This article will focus on two different ways: through family or community interventions. Family-based intervention is currently the most common and widely respected type of intervention in the Netherlands. However, community-based intervention, based on the notion of a pedagogical civil society, is gradually gaining more ground in the Netherlands. The different emphases and interventions related to these viewpoints are discussed. This article ends with suggestions for the future role of the government and a change in the education of pedagogical students.