Educator Self-Study Module
STEP 4. Collect audience information relevant to the environmental practice and specific behaviors

V. What support do natural resource professionals need and what options are available?

References for Section V

The information for Section V has been adapted from a variety of sources:

1. Personal communication with:
• Lorna M. Butler, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Cultural Anthropology, Iowa State University
• Barbara McDonald, Ph.D., Education Specialist, USDA Forest Service.
• Theresa Trainor, M.A., Program Analyst, US EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
  
  
2. Community, Culture, and the Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place, 2002, U.S. EPA (EPA 842-B-01-003), Office of Water, Washington, D.C.
   
   
3. Ervin, Alexander. (2000) Applied Anthropology: Tools and Perspectives for Contemporary Practice. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Step 4: Collect audience information relevant to the environmental practice and specific behaviors

V. What support do natural resource professionals need and what options are available?

To implement social assessment tools?

Figure C: How to decide whether or not assistance from experts is required

Figure D: Considerations in choosing an outside expert

To analyze and integrate results into their work?

References

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