UNIVERSITY TRAINING AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR PRACTICES: A SERVICE-LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO PROMOTE INCLUSION

Abstract

We describe a case-based research from the experience of the extracurricular practices developed inside the DUAL Training Program of the University of Burgos. The practices were carried out in a child and primary educational center that preferably attends students with motor disabilities, located in the city of Burgos. The experience fits inside the service-learning (SL). The aim is to give an answer to the needs of all the students of the classroom, and improve the autonomy of the students with special educational needs derived from a motor disability. The outcomes show some changes in the general functions assigned to the teachers due to the simultaneous intervention of two teachers in the classroom, and the effectiveness of the program is confirmed. We conclude that using this methodology makes students acquire attitudinal and procedural contents, complementing their university academic training. The students in the class improved their learning outcomes, and the students with motor disabilities increased their level of autonomy.