Informal
Phone Interviews with
PCEE Executive Committee Members (Survey 1)
Thirteen members of the PCEE Executive Committee and other
designated representatives of the PCEE partner organizations
were contacted by phone and asked to participate in a phone
interview to express their opinions on the EE professional
development needs of PCEE's partner organizations. Eleven
of the 13 individuals contacted responded to this request
and completed the interview.
Results
The people/positions from
within PCEE's partner entities who may most benefit from
an "Essentials of EE in Pennsylvania" workshop
are:
-
Those
without a background in EE whose work involves EE roles
(technical people, managers, conservation officers, etc.)
-
Those
with a background in EE who could benefit from continuing
education or the networking and sharing opportunities
the workshop could provide.
-
Those
in volunteer roles.
Content that should be considered for the "Essentials"
workshop includes:
-
Methods
for teaching EE
-
How to
teach about environmental issues
-
Information
on existing EE resources and program models
-
Ecology
-
Status
of and developments in EE in Pennsylvania (standards,
EE in schools, networking, etc.)
-
Learning
technologies for EE
An "Essentials"
workshop would probably be strictly optional for most PCEE
partner employees (5 responses), but might be mandatory for
some (3 responses). Whether or not it would be optional or
mandatory could depend on the content offered (2 responses).
The best incentive for participation in the "Essentials"
workshop would be content that met the specific needs of the
participants.
Most PCEE partner entities would allow company time for employees
to attend an "Essentials" workshop.
Some partners (3 responses) could not dedicate more than one
day to attend an "Essentials" workshop, while others
(4 responses) said the length would depend on the content.
One central (3 responses) or multiple regional (5 responses)
locations would be preferred for the workshop, and it should
be offered at more than one time of the year.
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