University-community link: socio-pedagogical relevance of national training programs

Abstract

The present study aims to assess the link between university and community in the socio-pedagogical relevance of “the curricular units of the national training programs” project at the University Institute of Technology Alonso Gamero (Venezuela). The first phase consists on developing a theoretical system that is followed by a descriptive field phase in which a questionnaire was applied to a sample of ten faculty coordinators. The results show that there is a significant presence of: community development products, social reality articulation, surroundings transformation, and theoretical-practical articulation. It is concluded that effective management of curricular units allows coordinating university goals and socio-community interactions, opening opportunities for students to develop and socialize their skills