Introduction This study examines the public visibility and documentary traceability of university co-creation and collaborative governance for sustainability, based on documentary evidence available on the institutional portals of a set of universities in Ecuador. It explores how publicly available records represent forms of territorial articulation that extend beyond traditional university extension models. Methods The research adopts a documentary case study design supported by a multi-criteria matrix of co-creation indicators, mapping the 59 institutions included in the defined universe. Data were gathered exclusively from verifiable public sources on official university websites, institutional repositories, sustainability reports, strategic plans, and digital documentation spanning the 2024–2025 period, with a standardized corpus closure date of July 24, 2026. Results Evaluated institutions exhibit heterogeneous institutional records regarding their engagement and sustainability initiatives. Five documentary cases were selected for analysis based on information availability, alongside candidate cases retained for sensitivity analysis using “Not Assessable” (NA) coding. The publicly documented cases provide evidence of varying degrees of participation, multi-actor coordination, knowledge-system dialogue, governance arrangements, documented results, project continuity, and articulation beyond traditional third-mission activities. Discussion The findings are restricted to the scope of public documentary visibility and traceability. They should be interpreted as patterns of documentary traceability rather than as direct evidence of the full implementation or effectiveness of co-creation practices in the institutions studied.
The integration of extension programs into the curriculum is one of the major recent changes in Brazilian higher education, fostering closer ties between universities and society. This study analyzes the perceptions of mathematics education majors at UEPG regarding their initial experiences in extension courses. This is a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study based on the analysis of responses provided by students enrolled in the course “Introduction to Extension Practice.” The data were examined using content analysis and categorized a priori based on the five guidelines for university extension programs (FORPROEX, 2012). Our results show that pre-service teachers recognize extension courses as privileged spaces for teacher training, engagement with the community, and contextualized pedagogical practices. They highlight mathematics as accessible, playful, and socially relevant knowledge. We emphasize that the integration of extension into the curriculum contributes significantly to initial teacher education, strengthening the integration between the university and society.
ادغام برنامه‌های توسعه‌ای در برنامه درسی یکی از تغییرات عمده اخیر در آموزش عالی برزیل است که پیوندهای نزدیک‌تری میان دانشگاه و جامعه ایجاد می‌کند. این مطالعه، ادراکات دانشجویان رشته آموزش ریاضیات در دانشگاه UEPG را نسبت به تجربیات اولیه‌شان در دوره‌های توسعه‌ای مورد تحلیل قرار می‌دهد. این پژوهش، کیفی، اکتشافی و توصیفی است و بر پایه تحلیل پاسخ‌های ارائه‌شده توسط دانشجویان ثبت‌نام‌کرده در دوره «مبانی کارآموزی توسعه‌ای» انجام شده است. داده‌ها با استفاده از تحلیل محتوا بررسی و بر اساس پنج دستورالعمل برای برنامه‌های توسعه‌ای دانشگاهی (FORPROEX, 2012) پیش‌طبقه‌بندی شدند. نتایج ما نشان می‌دهد که معلمان آینده، دوره‌های توسعه‌ای را فضاهای ممتازی برای تربیت معلم، مشارکت با جامعه و اجرای شیوه‌های آموزشی زمینه‌مند می‌دانند. آن‌ها ریاضیات را دانشی قابل دسترس، سرگرم‌کننده و مرتبط با مسائل اجتماعی برجسته می‌کنند. ما تأکید می‌کنیم که ادغام توسعه‌ای در برنامه درسی، سهم بسزایی در تربیت اولیه معلمان دارد و یکپارچگی میان دانشگاه و جامعه را تقویت می‌کند.
