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“Parks and Recreation: One Response to Crisis or Transition . Karla A. Henderson North Carolina State University. Is This Concern the Story of Chicken Little?. The Falling Sky as a Crisis AND a Transition…. Jackson & Burton (1999) –Our field has always been in a state of crisis.
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“Parks and Recreation: One Response to Crisis or Transition Karla A. Henderson North Carolina State University
The Falling Sky as a Crisis AND a Transition… • Jackson & Burton (1999) –Our field has always been in a state of crisis. • Rowe (2002)-The difference between a crisis and a mind set of critical reflection may be quite fine. • Dog with Cat
Nature of Crisis/Transition in Higher Education • Intellectual • Institutional
Are WE (Practitioners and Educators) All in the Same Boat? • Kuhn (1970)—Scientific Revolutions • Reaffirming the Status Quo • Dangers of allegiance to traditional paradigm
Common Mission/Collective Identity • What does our field stand for? • What are our common values? • Are we clinging to a traditional paradigm?
An Intellectual Approach… • How can change be embraced? • What is our field’s collective identity and core values? • What do we have to contribute (to students, higher education, knowledge systems, society…) • What collaborations must we seek?