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Beyond that, they're quite concerned

It's a sentiment echoed by Linda

about their development, and they seek

Oakleaf, a doctoral candidate with

constant feedback from their superiors,

North Carolina State University's De-

a by-product of a lifetime of nudging

partment of Parks, Recreation and

from hyper-involved parents, coaches,

Tourism Management.

teachers, and others. After all, this is

" Most young professionals are en-

the generation that was told it could do

tering the field of parks and recre-

anything-and believed it.

ation after being inspired by their own

Now that they've entered the work-

experience, " Oakleaf says. " Most of

force, they've brought that attitude with

them developed some passion-for the

Students are

them. Young professionals in law, med-

great outdoors, for sports, for paddling,

entering a

icine, technology, engineering, educa-

or whatever, and they want a situation

vastly different

tion-and public parks and recreation.

where they can combine that passion

world now from

with a job that they care about. "

that even just

A Changing Tide?
The question is: Are young people

But true to identifiable Gen Y char-

10 or 15 years

acteristics, today's park and recreation

ago. Some of

entering the field of public parks and students can be a little fuzzy on the derecreation today different from a gen- tails as far as career goals.
eration ago? The answer is a definitive

are being

without any sense of the intermediate

According to Karen Paisley, an as-

prepared

steps or they may focus on the entry-

sociate professor of parks, recreation,

level position without any understand-

differently

and tourism at the University of Utah, ing of where their career can go from
young professionals today are still there, " Oakleaf says.
committed to human service.
" I teach our intro class, " Paisley says,

shutterstock

is that students

" They may want to be a director

yes... and no.

	

the difference

today.

Still, defends Oakleaf, these students
are clearly driven.

" and I just reframed it as a means to

" We definitely get students who want

change the system. Parks and recre-

to stay out of corporate America, " she

ation is a social service, a tool for so-

says, " but we're just as likely to get

cial justice. It's not just about making

students who want to start their own

money or combating obesity; it's what

business and become successful en-

we should be doing. "

trepreneurs in our field. "

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