A visibilidade e concepção de extensão no Instituto Federal Goiano - campus Morrinhos

Abstract

This research, part of the research line State, Policies and Educational Institutions of theGraduate Program in Education at the Pontifical University of Goiás (PUC-Goiás), sought toinvestigate, through bibliographical, documental and empirical research, the extension. Theresearch problem is limited to the question: what is the place of the extension in the IF Goiano - Campus Morrinhos? To what extent does the extension gain visibility in the documentsandactions of this HEI? The general objective of this research was to apprehend the placeofextension at the IF Goiano - Campus Morrinhos, from 2020 to 2021, in order toidentifyitsvisibility and conception of extension through extensionist actions. The specific objectiveswere: a) To understand the historical trajectory of universities in Brazil, the mechanismsandrelationships that interfere in their social function; b) To discuss the concept of extensionandits unfolding in public policies and in the Federal Institutes of Education; c) Toknowandanalyze the importance of extension through the resources destined to it and the scopeofitsactions; d) To identify extension actions carried out at the IF Goiano - Campus Morrinhos; e)To identify the predominant concept of extension in the extension actions of the IFGoiano-Campus Morrinhos. In order to understand the research object, beyond appearances, webasedit on the method of dialectical historical materialism. For data collection, we appliedtheinstruments of interview and semi-structured questionnaire and systematic observationsrecorded in a field diary. The research, approved by the Ethics Committee, valuedthewillingness and anonymity of the participating subjects. Among the research results, wefoundthat most of the extension actions carried out by the IF Goiano - Campus Morrinhos compriseextension projects and events. We verified that, throughout the period from2017 to2021, thetotal number of actions did not behave regularly. On the contrary, it showed a decreaseof44% in 2018, compared to the previous year. The understanding of extension amongtheprofessors who developed extensionist actions is anchored in an assistentialist vision,although we perceive in the voices of some professors a broad understanding about extensionin line with that defended in recent documents on the subject. The visibility of the extensionin the IF Goiano is mainly through events, as an action responsible for most of the extensionin the IF Goiano. Despite the place that extension occupies in the IF Goiano, we cansaythatextension projects have little visibility, since in the management reports there is noclear andsystematic information about the resources invested in management and the results of suchactions