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Knowledge Area BEPs

Target Audience – Loggers

Audience Description: People who are employed in the commercial logging industry

Study-Specific BEPs

These study-specific BEPs distill findings derived from the studies listed in Supporting References, which were identified using a meta-analysis technique. BEPs are described by one or more of seven focus areas.

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Research Recommendations

The Audience

No research available

Message content

No research available

Message delivery vehicle

No research available

Outreach strategy

Provide training with a clear goal, geared toward the needs of a target audience.

Require locally extensive training, which has been shown to increase peer group awareness and implementation of skills in a study with a small sample group.

Public participation

No research available

Supporting and motivating professionals

No research available

Evaluation

No research available

Linking Study-Specific BEPs to Essential BEPs

Essential BEPs provide an overview of Best Education Practices derived from education theory and other meta-analysis studies. This table shows which Essential BEPs are highlighted by research about loggers as a target audience. The entire collection of Essential BEPs is available on the Water Outreach website.

Education for:

The learning experience:

The Individual

Has a clear purpose with tightly focused outcomes and objectives.

Assess the learner in order to set appropriately high and challenging standards.

Provides opportunities for extended effort and practice.

The Class or Group

is designed to focus on a target audience and is built on an understanding of audience skills and interests.

Web-Based Learning

No relevant research findings

The Community

No relevant research findings

Beyond the Community

No relevant research findings

Supporting References

Davis, C. T., & Clatterbuck, W. K. (2003). Role of Tennessee Master Logger Program in implementation of best management practices on non-industrial private forests. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 27(1), 36-40.

Shaffer, R. M., & Meade, G. S. (1997). Evaluation of harvest planning training. Forest Products Journal, 47(7/8), 69-71.