Popular Education and Social Work: Education Shared

Master's thesis exploring the ideological foundations and historical connections between popular education and social work movements. The research examines how both fields share common ground in promoting emancipation and protection of vulnerable populations through education. The work is structured in three parts: first establishing the social idea through its triple ideological sources (Christianity, Enlightenment philosophy, and socialism) and the socio-economic context of industrial revolution; second analyzing popular education and social work as distinct but complementary movements rooted in shared humanist values and republican ideals; third investigating the dual mission of protection and emancipation as fundamental to adult education today. The thesis argues that both movements emerged from a common ideological foundation emphasizing education as a tool for social transformation and democratic participation, particularly for those excluded from knowledge sources.