Jobs are here! Recreation and Sport Management student perceptions of recreation industry jobs
Presentation Type
Event
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Nicholas Schlereth
Major
Recreation and Sport Management
Minor
Psychology
Second Minor
Women's and Gender Studies
Presentation Abstract
The university setting is place of self-exploration for students especially in term of their academic plan. Kuh et al. (2008) described multiple factors affecting student persistence toward a degree but the importance of a student finding a degree and purpose is very important to their overall success. The Recreation and Sport Management (RSM) program faces a challenge of exposing its students to careers in an industry are commonly overlooked because they are not visible to them prior to pursuing coursework in the RSM major. Orndorff and Herr (1996) discussed the importance of developmental activities given through a student's major in the student's ultimate career choice. The purpose of this study is to understand RSM student's perceptions of recreation industry careers. A qualitative survey was distributed to RSM majors via a departmental listserv. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted with Stakeholder Theory as a guide in interpreting student responses (Freeman, 1984).
Location
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
Start Date
17-4-2019 4:30 PM
End Date
17-4-2019 6:30 PM
Disciplines
Recreational Therapy | Sports Sciences
Recommended Citation
Beisell, Alliyah, "Jobs are here! Recreation and Sport Management student perceptions of recreation industry jobs" (2019). Undergraduate Research Competition. 5.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2019/poster/5
Jobs are here! Recreation and Sport Management student perceptions of recreation industry jobs
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
The university setting is place of self-exploration for students especially in term of their academic plan. Kuh et al. (2008) described multiple factors affecting student persistence toward a degree but the importance of a student finding a degree and purpose is very important to their overall success. The Recreation and Sport Management (RSM) program faces a challenge of exposing its students to careers in an industry are commonly overlooked because they are not visible to them prior to pursuing coursework in the RSM major. Orndorff and Herr (1996) discussed the importance of developmental activities given through a student's major in the student's ultimate career choice. The purpose of this study is to understand RSM student's perceptions of recreation industry careers. A qualitative survey was distributed to RSM majors via a departmental listserv. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted with Stakeholder Theory as a guide in interpreting student responses (Freeman, 1984).