It has been growing the debate around a political and theoretical agenda that argues for the articulation between the search of competitiveness of the economies and the development of the social rights, which make possible conditions for citizenship. Although the different positions, arguments and proposals that cross this debate, education and formation have been pointed as decisive axes of that articulation. Our argumentation aims to call up Social Sciences analysis and research bringing to the centre of the discussion questions and problems, which frequently have been neglected. We stand up for that only scrutinising these questions and problems it will be possible to constitute a consistent political and theoretical agenda towards a human, social and ecologically sustainable development