Extensión universitaria y salud pública en Argentina como caso testigo en la región

Abstract

The article is a preliminary research about Extensión Universitaria (EU): its function is oriented to the social, cultural, productive and environmental development in this Higher Education contexts. Even though it is important, it has been done with little theoretical orientations. Thus, these studies only provide elements for praxis. The main aim of this article is to understand the relationship between theory and practice in the EU precisely circumscribed to: Health / Public Health. The methodology used is the Grounded Theory and this research is based on the analysis of different papers presented at National Conferences of EU in Argentina, as an example in the region. Results are related to the construction of the EU object and bibliographic network, regrouping of subjects, objects and subjects are examined.