Document Type
Article
Abstract
The topic of my talk this evening is "Challenges to the Profession." We heard this afternoon about the challenge., presented by both the changing demographics and the changing realities of adolescence in this country. We will hear, over the course of the symposium, about the challenge., involved in designing and running more effective programs, recruiting, training and retaining volunteers, raising funds. Tonight, I would like to talk about a larger challenge, a challenge that will lead us to think about a word used earlier -- mission. I think that the primary challenge we have before us is to figure out how to sustain and capitalize on the current interest in youth development in this country. I propose that, if we are to meet this challenge, we must move quickly to offer a clear, precise, and unified definition of what youth development is.
Publication Date
1990
Journal Title
National Youth Leadership Symposium Monographs
Volume
1
Issue
1
ISBN
1-881516-00-8
First Page
11
Last Page
16
Publisher
Institute for Youth Leaders
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1990 Institute for Youth Leaders, College of Education, School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Pittman, Karen J.
(1990)
"Challenges to the Profession (Keynote Lecture),"
National Youth Leadership Symposium Monographs: Vol. 1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/nyls_monographs/vol1/iss1/5
Comments
Monograph no.1 of this series covers the 1990 National Youth Leadership Symposium