From Extension to Transfer of Services. University Extension Transformations at Comahue University

Abstract

The interest in revisiting extension policies at Comahue University is based on the fact that, as postulated in the 1918 University Reform, university ‘extension’ stems from a mandate linking its activities with the community needs in terms of democratic integration, compromise and social orientation. University extension and the social mission of the Latin American
universities were concepts recurrently evoked in the manifesto for the Reform and it was at that time when extension was first introduced.From then on, Extension has adopted different forms and, even today, a wide range of activities and objectives are included in Extension, paving the way to a marked heterogeneity of options that are not found in any of the other university functions. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to analyze, from the point of view of the History of Education, the extension policies implemented at Comahue University in order to reflect upon the role of extension, especially during the 90s.