The process of formation of student leaders from the University Outreach Department in the degree of Physical Culture

• Main Authors: Ana Caridad Veitia Acosta, Anamary Rojas Murillo, Aylén Rojas Valdés, Yudit Rovira Álvarez, Teresa Acosta Pérez
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca" 2020-10-01
• Series: Podium
• Subjects: líderes estudiantiles; cultura física; extensión universitaria.
• Online Access: http://podium.upr.edu.cu/index.php/podium/article/view/955

In the present research, a theoretical concentration is offered about the process of formation of student leaders in the pedagogical-sports careers. The general objective was directed to design a strategy that contributes to the formation process of student leaders from the university extension in the Physical Culture career, of the University of Pinar del Río. The results corresponding to its first two research tasks were presented. The general approach of the research was the dialectical-materialistic one, and methods from the theoretical level and from the empirical level were used, such as the analysis of documents, the interview and the survey. The research study carried out about the process of formation of student leaders, from the university extension, is centered in the reality of Cuban university, from a critical look about the social assignment that a professional of Physical Culture has to fulfill his/her goal in a competitive way. The active performance of the student in the socialization and cooperation during the execution of the activities that he/she carries out in the university context and in the community constitute fundamental premises.