La educación para adultos es tema central del proyecto educativo de cualquier país en desarrollo. El autor, sociólogo argentino, acude a las experiencias de diversos países latinoamericanos y del Caribe y dedica un capítulo a la experiencia mexicana. Reuniendo las tesis de Paulo Freire y Habermas da una versión original de tan grave problema.

Traditional model of educational development focuses on power of the State to institute change. Arguing that this conservative model inhibits development, author proposes a new kind of community as a necessary condition for educational development. Unfortunately, his description of such a community is nebulous. Includes useful annotated bibliography which focuses on community participation in formal and non-formal education. cf. HLAS Online