Using a Nominal Group Process to Plan Educational Outreach for a Bahamas Park

A needs assessment for an education and outreach program for Abaco National Park in the Bahamas used a nominal group process to collect data from seven key stakeholder groups: neighboring residents, community leaders, teachers, hunters, environmental group members, tourism industry representatives,...

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Published in:Applied environmental education and communication 2005-10, Vol.4 (4), p.305-316
Main Authors: Jacobson, Susan K., Gape, Lynn, Sweeting, Monique, Stein, Taylor V.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A needs assessment for an education and outreach program for Abaco National Park in the Bahamas used a nominal group process to collect data from seven key stakeholder groups: neighboring residents, community leaders, teachers, hunters, environmental group members, tourism industry representatives, and international biologists. Stakeholders identified primary threats to Abaco National Park and its endangered Bahama parrots, prioritized benefits that park resources could provide, and ranked potential educational techniques. These results were combined with ecological information to provide educators with priority strategies and content for materials targeting teachers, local communities, and the tourism industry.
ISSN:1533-015X
1533-0389
DOI:10.1080/15330150500302098