Curricularização da extensão universitária: avaliação de sua implementação nos cursos tecnológicos do Campus Universitário do Vale Teles Pires - UNEMAT

Abstract

University Extension contributes significantly to strengthening the integration between teaching, research, and extension, consolidating itself as a landmark in Brazilian higher education. In Brazil, its recognition as an essential function began with the Statute of Universities of 1931 and gained greater emphasis with the Federal Constitution of 1988, which enshrined the inseparability of the three pillars as a structuring principle of higher education.The curricularization of extension, regulated by Resolution CNE nº 7/2018, established the mandatory allocation of 10% of the total workload of undergraduate courses to extension activities, transforming extension into a structuring axis of academic training.This study analyzed the processes of implementation and the impacts of the curricularization of extension in the Pedagogical Projects of the Technological Courses at the Vale do Teles Pires University Campus of UNEMAT, evaluating its pedagogical and institutional contributions to building a dialogical relationship between university and society. The research adopted a mixed-methods approach, with semi-structured questionnaires applied to 51 participants (students and managers). The analysis combined descriptive statistics and content analysis, ensuring greater methodological robustness.The results reveal recognized advances but also significant challenges. Among managers, 87.5% acknowledge progress, although they point to confusing regulations; only 25% report receiving adequate training, while 62.5% perceive management as engaged in promoting improvements. Among students, 67.4% report satisfaction but highlight as a challenge the reconciliation of academic demands with personal life. Both managers and students present relevant levels of neutrality, which evidences gaps related to regulatory clarity, institutional communication, and pedagogical adequacy.As a technical product, the System of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation of Curricularization (SIMAC) was developed, tested with managers and students, in addition to the implementation of a Formative Conversation Circle on the theme “Curricularization of University Extension at UNEMAT”, held in a 4-hour meeting aimed at training managers, faculty, and students.The results and instruments produced are configured as important references for future evaluations and for the improvement of university extension, strengthening curricularization as an inseparable dimension of teaching and research.