balanced and independent social, economic and cultural development.
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Despite the fact that ALE policy-making and institutionalization as an educational subsector
took place in some advanced countries in the 70s of the last century (for example, the laws on
adult education were adopted in certain European countries) a wider acceptance at the
international level evolved at the end of the 20
th
century. For example, in 1997, in Hamburg, at
the Fifth World Conference on Adult Education under the auspices of UNESCO (CONFINTEA
V), adult education was described as the key to the 21
st
century
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, emphasizing the importance
and particular contribution of ALE to the progressive development of mankind. Over the past
few decades, the understanding of adult education has been enriched and expanded, as
reflected in the updated UNESCO Recommendations of 2015:
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