The urgent need to boost non-formal education for the sustainable and educational development of Mexico

Abstract

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 lagworks in at least twoways: 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 placesa 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 forbroader 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.