Hi all! I know the post it is not required this week but it will help me gather my thoughts. So feel free to read and then you can find my questions at the bottom.
- Society acts in an exchange: Professionals must have education and experience but then they are given prestige and honor. On the other hand, some people feel that the quest to make a job a profession is about power and glory, a very self-centered pursuit.
-Using licensing and credentialing in a profession is a way of limiting the supply/increasing the demand for professionals.
-The more we focus on becoming accredited professionals, we will begin to prescribe a specific set of ideas that must be learned, leaving no room for innovation. Also, not every consumer fits under one category, so when we limit the specifics of accreditation, we risk creating professionals who are incapable of serving customers outside the criteria.
-Most recreation students are extroverts who have previously been involved with some sort of recreation agency (Normally as a part time job).
-By focusing on education as a criteria for a professional, do we not change higher education into hire education?
Questions:
1) Do you think it is important to have a degree in Recreation/Leisure (or some similar area) to be an effective Recreation professional? Or is it just important to have a degree in any field?
2) What is your perception of the term "Professional"? Does it imply a certain amount of learning or skill or practice? Does someone who practices a profession posses the ability to do a complex task?
3)The article states that most recreation students are extroverts... how do you feel about that? Is extroversion a needed quality in our field?
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