Educación de adultos y formación ciudadana: El caso Chileno

The purpose of this article is to analyze adult education programs set up by the Ministry of Education in order to afford the relationship between adult education and citizenship education of students. The relationship is observed through the participation of beneficiaries in different kind of social organizations. This research is based on a quantitative analysis, empirical analytical approach, and non-experimental design. The sample, representative of educational institutions of Santiago city, allowed to survey 523 students. Results show up that these students are characterized by an informal participation, with low social and private-centered interaction instead of public. In conclusion, it was determined that the intensity and the type of participation of this population, shows significant differences between the different adult education programs, confirmation that provides inputs to adjust the curriculum in citizenship education, decrease risk factors for academic failure and improve the impact on the social inclusion of the most excluded sectors in Chile.