Contributions from the extensionist practice to think of the university as a public good public good

Abstract

This article proposes a conceptual analysis that situates the university as a public good, hi-
ghlighting the significant contributions generated by extension in the redefinition of its role

as a substantive practice of the university together with teaching and research. An approach

to the problem in question is proposed from an approach based on the dialogue of knowle-
dge and the problematization of the institution as a participant in the epistemic violence

towards the plurality of views and knowledge. Ultimately, it is concluded that it is fundamen-
tal, in the processes of curricular integration of the extensionist practice, that the institution

itself is transformed with a view to developing its functions within a more democratic and
equitable model.