Abstract

MARUM-ESPINOSA, Elia  and  REYNOSO-CANTU, Elsa-Laura. The need to non-formal education for the sustainable and human development of Mexico. Rev. iberoam. educ. super [online]. 2014, vol.5, n.12, pp.137-155. ISSN 2007-2872.

This article presents adult education as a significant means for expanding educational development for sustainable human development of our country. Therefore, this should be considered a compensatory practice for deficiencies of the scholastic educational system. We argue that the social vulnerability generated by educational lag works in at least two ways: in the first place, it prevents the population with this trait from placing themselves in better conditions within current and future socioeconomic dynamics; secondly, it places a large part of the school-age population in family milieus with limited socio-educational capital. The article points out that sustainable human development cannot be attained without setting in motion a decisive educational policy geared towards achieving maximum coverage in basic adult education, allowing them to improve the quality of compulsory education for their children; providing greater access to middle and higher education for broader groups in the population, in turn letting them access productive activities of high added value, supported by knowledge; and having a responsible and participative citizenry.

Keywords : adult education; educational lag in Mexico; sustainable human development; basic education; educational lag.

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