Una revisión sistemática del concepto de actividad extracurricular en Educación Superior

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/educxx1.25765

Palabras clave:

Actividades extracurriculares, actividades socio-culturales, educación superior, formación, revisión sistemática.

Resumen

Recientemente se está desarrollando una línea de investigación en educación superior que muestra evidencia de que las actividades fuera de programa o extracurriculares estructuradas tienen un impacto positivo en la formación integral del alumnado (Ivanova & Logvinova, 2017). Los trabajos existentes son mayoritariamente empíricos e identifican algunas contribuciones relevantes, sin existir una revisión sistemática del conjunto de funciones y beneficios derivados de estas. Además, el término y tipología de actividad extracurricular (ECA) siguen siendo ambiguos y todavía no existe una definición ni una clasificación generalmente aceptada para este concepto (Greenbank, 2015).

En este contexto, el trabajo que se presenta en este artículo tiene como objetivos: (a) describir el concepto y tipología de las actividades extracurriculares en educación superior; y (b) identificar las funciones y beneficios de estas en el desarrollo humano integral del alumnado universitario. La metodología llevada a cabo siguió la declaración PRISMA para las revisiones sistemáticas (Moher, Liberati, Tetzlaff & Altman, 2009). Los estudios se seleccionaron de las bases de datos WoS, Scopus y ERIC y se analizaron de acuerdo a los objetivos planteados.

El análisis de los 50 trabajos de investigación seleccionados aporta luz a la literatura académica no solo en torno al concepto y tipología de actividad extracurricular sino también respecto a los efectos de esta en la empleabilidad, rendimiento académico, bienestar, adaptación a la vida universitaria y participación y transformación social. Asimismo, se exponen los beneficios que aportan dichas actividades en cuanto al desarrollo de habilidades personales, sociales y profesionales. Finalmente, se pone de relieve la necesidad de abordar investigaciones sobre lo que supone la formación extracurricular en el ámbito universitario, así como la importancia de potenciar dicha formación para promover el desarrollo humano integral del alumnado en educación superior.

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Ariane Díaz-Iso, Universidad de Deusto

Ariane Díaz-Iso. ORCID-ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0271-1394

Investigadora pre-doctoral en el programa de Educación de la Universidad de Deusto. Miembro del proyecto de investigación «Observatorio Nacional del Impacto Socio-Económico de los resultados de las IES
Emprendedoras en el desarrollo de la región» - ONISEE (convocatoria del Gobierno Vasco). Líneas de investigación: formación extracurricular en educación superior y competencias y metodologías ligadas al humanismo y la sostenibilidad. Email: ariane.diaz.iso@deusto.es

Almudena Eizaguirre, Universidad de Deusto

Almudena Eizaguirre. ORCID-ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8200-8385

Catedrática de la Universidad de Deusto. Directora de la Unidad de Innovación Docente de la Universidad de Deusto y Vicedecana de Estrategia e Innovación de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales.
Líneas de investigación: innovación docente, desarrollo de competencias de estudiantes y profesorado y competencias y metodologías ligadas al humanismo y la sostenibilidad. Email: almudena.eizaguirre@deusto.es

Ana García-Olalla, Universidad de Deusto

Ana García-Olalla. ORCID-ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0470-2686

Profesora Titular en la Universidad de Deusto. Directora del Departamento de Innovación y organización educativa. Responsable de Evaluación y Calidad de la docencia en la Unidad de Innovación Docente. Líneas de investigación: dirección y liderazgo, equipos directivos, competencias, innovación y calidad en educación superior, evaluación y calidad de la docencia, competencias y desarrollo profesional docente. E-mail: ana.garciaolalla@deusto.es

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