Feelings and learnings that emerge from the Interuniversity Meeting of Corporal Expression

Abstract

Education and emotional intelligence, as well as emotions, are increasingly integrated into our society and educational systems. The same happens with meaningful learning through cooperative activities and the development of socio-affective skills. This research is concerned with knowing the emotions, sensations and learning that a cooperative activity of corporal expression in university extension (ECEU) can generate. For this purpose, the POMS questionnaire and ten open questions were administered to the participants of the IX Inter-University Meeting of Corporal Expression held in Huesca, obtaining a sample of 64 responses represented by 31 men (48.4%) and 33, women (51.6%). The semantic analysis of the discourse generated categories of words that resonate with emotions with oneself, with another, social, experiential and personal growth; space and places of interaction (environment), social bond, and learning. All this indicates that this extra-academic experience of university extension was enriching at the affective-behavioral, social and cognitive level. It is suggested to promote its continuity due to the benefits observed with the responses obtained. It is concluded that ECEU activities create a positive emotional impact among participants and that the wealth it brings, in addition to being satisfactory, generates personal and social well-being.