Potential of Social Innovation in Building Alignment between University Extension and Business Administration Training

Abstract

The training in Administration is strongly aligned with the premise that Higher Education has been dedicated to serving the interests of a dominant class, insofar as it caters to the desires of the capitalist mode of production, focused on the pursuit of organizational growth. The components of an instrumental human life have been reinforced, in which University Extension has historically been relegated to the margins of a training curriculum disconnected from the contradictions experienced by society. In this context, this manuscript, without any intention of exhausting the debate on the subject, given its inherent complexity, seeks to reflect on and promote discussion about the potential contributions of University Extension to training in Administration. University extension has gained prominence, given its central purpose of contributing to the transformation of society by addressing areas neglected by both public authorities and institutions with economic interests. It is expected that higher education courses in Administration will establish content, methodologies, and procedures that contribute to building an academic-professional profile that prioritizes the recovery of human values and moral and ethical principles, accepted and shared collectively in society.