The project method: an educational alternative for universal education

The process of Universalization (major transformation in the Cuban University, through which the students finish their studies in the municipalities where they reside, under the tutorship of a teacher who guides their professional performance), has been a turning-point in today’s University. Before...

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Main Author: Ernesto Álvarez Legrá
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca" 2005-12-01
Series:Revista MENDIVE
Online Access:http://mendive.upr.edu.cu/index.php/MendiveUPR/article/view/55
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Summary:The process of Universalization (major transformation in the Cuban University, through which the students finish their studies in the municipalities where they reside, under the tutorship of a teacher who guides their professional performance), has been a turning-point in today’s University. Before the new challenge, the Project Approach has been a newmethodological alternative to develop the intellectual, social, communicative and research skills in the students. This approach, under the new educative context, favors the cognitive independence and strengthens the links among the academic, practise and research formative components.
ISSN:1815-7696