University extension for the territorial development: contributions from an analysis of the conception and practices of professors UFPel

Abstract

The aim of this work was to map and to describe experiences of critic university extension linked to the territorial and rural-sustainable development of UFPel professors. Then, was analyzed the 582 extension projects registered in the system of the UFPel referring to the year 2015 and of the 60 directed to the rural environment found were selected 14 professors/coordinators for interview (one of them was test and other two were not available for participation) in 2016. Based on descriptive-interpretative analyze of 11 interviews it was possible to identify the need to promote dialogic-participatory teaching and research methodologies, because they are the starting point for the promotion of sustainable development through of the appreciation the cultural identity and the natural resources of the rural territories and by reaffirming and respecting the specific role of the university with student higher-education.