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In its various facets, adult education has played an important role in different epochs. Adult education has been more or less organized and structured, for progressive or conservative purposes and being used and misused by Left and Right. Nevertheless, its potential to transform societies and individuals was often a tool for shaping development and has contributed to the civilizational and humanistic enlargement of the idea of education.
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Popović, K., Koulaouzides, G.A. (2017). Critical Thinking, Empowerment & Lifelong Learning Policy. In: Koulaouzides, G.A., Popović, K. (eds) Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in Southeastern Europe. International Issues In adult Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-173-5_1
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