Desafios e impactos da extensão no âmbito da Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

This dissertation aimed to assess the impact of the infrastructural expansion of the Physical Education and Sports College (FAEFID, in Portuguese) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in regards to the extension activities offered to the community, as well as the presence of the indissociability among teaching, research and extension in its academic activities. After the inauguration of its new sports complex, on June 24, 2010, the extension activities experimented increases both qualitative and quantitative aspects. The quantitative aspects refer to the development of extension activities in new or restructured facilities, while the quantitative aspects reflect the expressive increase in the number of extension projects offered, which contributed to a more significant public. After about one year of intense extension activities, this work proposed to identify positive points which have contributes to its success, as well as negative points that have hindered their quality. The first part of the dissertation brings a historical approach about several themes, among which the late institution of the university in Brazil, the history of extension in Brazilian universities and the history of UFJF. The second part brought light to the important discussion about the indissociability between teaching, research and extension, its presence in Brazilian universities and, especially, in the extension activities of FAEFID. After conducting interviews and applying questionnaires, the third part of the dissertation analyses the data gathered and presents suggestion about what can be done to improve the quality of the extension activities of such College. In the final considerations, the dissertation presents two expectations: the first, regarding the proposal of realizing a survey aiming at discovering the reasons for the cancellation of the so-called fluctuating public, and the second, the possibility of being a source of research that could contribute to the improvement of the extension activities which are being developed in the higher education institutions in Brazil.