The validity of the Popular University project: connecting past and present

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Keywords:

lifelong learning, adult education, civic education, culture, Popular Universities

Abstract

Considering the role that role that Popular Universities have played in adult education by promoting access to education, cultural promotion and citizen participation, this work aims to revisit the Popular University Project from a historical perspective to analyze the social, educational, cultural and political value of this movement. Its evolution, from the end of the 19th century to the present day, is studied to recover its memory and show the value of popular education in the different political moments that occurred in Spain. In addition, some keys to the future in terms of lifelong learning, participation and social transformation are pointed out, in order to build a project of Popular University of citizenship schools that respond to the interests and feeling of the participants, covering various perspectives and connecting the local with the global.

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Published

2025-07-28

How to Cite

Quintano Nieto, J. (2025). The validity of the Popular University project: connecting past and present. Educació I Història: Revista d’Història De l’Educació, (46), 15–30. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/EduH/article/view/154182

Issue

No. 46 (2025): juliol-desembre: Entre l'ideal i el real: projectes universitaris en clau històrica

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Monographic theme

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