EXTENSIÓN UNIVERSITARIA Y GIMNASIA PARA TODOS: CONTRIBUICIONES A LA FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL

Abstract

Universities have at its ideology the inseparable activities of teaching, research and extension. They must strive for good education for the future professionals and for the production and dissemination of scientific
knowledge. About extension, projects must meet not only the community interests, but also the professional
skills needed by the trainee. Using literature review and semi-structured interviews with eight trainees from the "GYMNUSP: Gymnastics School" - analyzed by content analysis - this article is about perceptions arising from the experience in an extension project in gymnastics guided by the principles of gymnastics for all. The results made explicit that, in addition to beneficts like financial and that related to participation in trainee programs, the trainees considered the extension project important for the contact with professional practice and the public of action (in this case, children and youth), for the expansion work possibilities (gymnastics), for better understand the organization of classes and teaching activities and for inclusion in the sports environment, through participation in festivals.