Park Break Perspectives Series

The Park Break Perspectives Series is a a set of web-based research papers and essays produced by graduate students who are taking part on the GWS's Park Break alternative spring break program.  The papers were developed in consultation with faculty members, park scientists, and other park professionals.  Park Break Perspectives offers fresh looks at perennial and emerging issues through the eyes of up-and-coming scholars — the next generation of park leaders.

Park Break Perspectives was launched in February 2010.  You can download titles in this series below.  More titles are coming soon — watch this space!

Park Break Perspectives no. 1

Positivism to post-positivism in conservation: A call for a philosophical paradigm shift

Tinelle D. Bustam, University of Florida
Emily Schadler, University of Vermont
Heather White, San Jose State University
Brandon Pope, University of Missouri

Park Break Perspectives no. 2

Integrating natural and social sciences for effective natural resource management

Galli Basson, San Jose State University
Michelle Dela Cruz, University of Missouri

Park Break Perspectives no. 3

Expanding management: Prioritizing cultural and natural resources in complex sites

Sarah Stehn, Michigan Technological University
Heather White, San Jose State University