Objective factors in adult education access

Scientific literature generally identifies factors that influence social change and the accessibility to education: physical, political, economical and cultural fields. It is logical that the discussed political, economical and social field changes and power distribution in social space had direct effect on the structuring of society, the institution of education and the accessibility to education. However, it must be noted that the transformation of the institution of education cannot replace economical and political reforms, above all, it becomes a catalyst and the object of power and influence distribution. The exclusive focus on social, economic, educational opportunities and the great influence of the mentioned fields on the institution of education consolidate the pragmatic, instrumental concept of education, overshadow specific personality-linked and its power development-related aims of education, devalue the significance of personality and humanistic and cultural outlines within the theoretical reflection on education and its practice