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Forwarded by Andrew Burnett/DC/USEPA/US on 09/21/2009 08:31 AM -----</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A
summary of NEEF research</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>To Whom it May Concern:</span></tt><span
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<tt>Thank you for taking the time to communicate with me several weeks ago in
regards to a research project that the National Environmental Education
Foundation (NEEF) is conducting on the state of environmental education
initiatives in the U.S. I recently submitted my research to NEEF, who
will review all of your comments as they move forward in their research.
As promised, I wanted to also send you a brief summary of the research in
the hopes that your organization might also benefit from our findings.</tt><br>
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<tt>Attached to this email you will find two documents:</tt><br>
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<tt>The first, "NEEF Research_Summary of Findings-FINAL FOR
DISTRIBUTION", offers a 3-page summary of both the phone interviews I held
with representatives from over 20 non-profits, federal agencies, and academic
institutions, as well as a summary of the literature I gathered on current trends
in the field of environmental education. You'll note that because I did
not ask for permission to publicly quote any respondents, no organizational
names or names of individuals are mentioned in this document. It is
instead intended to serve as a general summary of what were found to be some of
the key trends in the field of EE today.</tt><br>
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<tt>The second document, "NEEF Research_Lit Review-FINAL FOR
DISTRIBUTION", offers lists of over 75 journal articles, reports, and
books pertaining to the field of EE today. You'll note that the document
is divided by tabs into three sheets. The first pertains to research that
is completed, the second pertains to ongoing research, and the third contains a
general list of past research conducted by NEEF. Within each sheet you'll
also note that the list is organized according to sources that are actual
research studies, and those that are more "popular" sources of
literature. It is also organized by subject--e.g.
"psychology/motivation", "benefits of EE", etc.</tt><br>
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<tt>Thank you again for your thoughtful and insightful comments in regards to
what you feel are the most popular trends and pressing concerns within EE
today. I hope this summary of research is beneficial to you. Please
don't hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions.</tt><br>
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<tt>Sincerely,</tt><br>
<br>
<tt>Karen Schultz </tt></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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