Adult education and sociocultural context are interdependent concepts. The news consists of the any adult person is considered today a genuine subject of formation. How should the educational system respond to these facts? The cultural contingency of the XXI century modifies the framework for the conception of the basic education, the emotional differentials of the cultural issues, the environments of formation and the necessary reconstruction of formative resources. All of it modifies the requirements of the professional formation. [ES] Educación de adultos y contexto sociocultural son conceptos interdependientes. La novedad consiste en que cualquier persona adulta es considerada hoy sujeto genuino de formación. ¿Cómo ha de responder a estos hechos el sistema educativo? La contingencia cultural del siglo XXI, modifica el marco para la concepción de la educación básica, los diferenciales emocionales de la temática cultural, los entornos de formación y la necesaria reconstrucción de los recursos formativos. Todo ello modifica los requerimientos de la formación profesional. [EN] Adult education and sociocultural context are interdependent concepts. The news consists of the any adult person is considered today a genuine subject of formation. How should the educational system respond to these facts? The cultural contingency of the XXI century modifies the framework for the conception of the basic education, the emotional differentials of the cultural issues, the environments of formation and the necessary reconstruction of formative resources. All of it modifies the requirements of the professional formation.
