Training Needs of Coastal Resources Decision Makers in Ohio's Lake Erie Basin

Authors: Kellogg, Wendy; Tevesz, Michael; Robey, Claudette; O'Brien, Kevin; McGoun, Michael; Toth, Kirstin; Baracskay, Dan

Source: Coastal Management, Volume 33, Number 3, July-September 2005 , pp. 335-351(17)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

This article describes results from a study focused on informational and knowledge needs of local coastal resources decision makers in the Ohio Lake Erie basin. New information was obtained through a series of focus groups of local decision makers and key training providers in the basin. The results suggest that training providers and local coastal resources decision makers have differing perceptions of knowledge and information needs and training venues. The results suggest a role for state and federal agency training providers as coordinators and facilitators of an enhanced learning network among decision makers, including support of an information clearinghouse, adoption of appropriate e-based learning modalities, and regionally based learning and practice networks to improve the function of the training market to meet local decision maker needs.

Keywords: coastal management; information needs; local decision makers; training

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08920750590952045

Affiliations: 1: USEPA Great Lakes Environmental Finance Center (GLEFC) Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Publication date: 2005-07-01

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