主要研究 今天

两位主要研究研究生最近获得了 毕业生公共参与和外展奖 for their research that supports statewide initiatives for Granite State youth.      

康乐管理及政策 master’s students Kate Moscouver and Hannah Falcone conducted their research in partnership with Stay Work Play NH, a nonprofit focused on attracting and encouraging youth to stay in the state. 他们在全州的高中组织了11个焦点小组, querying 127 students about their perceptions of living in New Hampshire and their plans after graduation.  

以NH的最佳功能为基础 

Most students in the focus groups expressed fondness for the state’s quiet, 乡村环境和社区内的邻里精神. 他们还表示，他们喜欢徒步旅行和滑雪等户外活动, 还有通往海洋和山脉的通道. Moscouver and Falcone's research suggests the state would benefit from capitalizing on and promoting these attributes. 

Many students also mentioned participating in a career technical course or being involved in extended learning opportunities outside of school.  

Other focus group participants expressed interest in traveling beyond state lines to experience new opportunities and cultures.   

"I think incorporating more of those types of opportunities into the school setting would be really beneficial because that way you can satiate student desire to try new things and spread their wings,莫斯科说.  

Falcone says she came away from the focus groups impressed with New Hampshire’s high school population.  

“The students were as excited as Kate and I were about having these conversations about their hometowns, 他们的学校和他们居住的社区. 你可以看出这不是他们经常被问到的话题, 所以大多数人都有很多话要说,法尔科内说. 

应用研究 

将斯图尔特, Stay Work Play NH的执行董事, says the perspective of the younger demographic is becoming increasingly important. “随着我们对这一人群的了解越来越多, it certainly helps organizations and policymakers across the state to attract and retain young people.”    

Stewart says Moscouver and Falcone’s research helped lay the groundwork for Stay Work Play NH's future engagement with the high school population.    

“They picked up the ball and ran with it, and I think they did an admirable job,” he says.     

个人影响和未来方向  

法尔科内，她获得了本科学位 康乐管理及政策 在中, says the research results have already helped her in her new role as a media and events program manager at Hanover Park & 娱乐.   

“Everyone needs to feel like there is a place for them in their community, 以及整个新罕布什尔州, during this period of a young person's life; most of that seems to be reliant on the school system. My goal is to help young people know that there are opportunities in their communities for them and abundant local outdoor spaces where they were welcome,法尔科内说.    

Moscouver, 谁获得了户外娱乐与教育专业的本科学位, plans to return to Ohio to seek employment opportunities centered on youth education.