Training Wildland Managers

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Effective curriculum is essential for training wildland managers in a balance between education and professional readiness.
Wildland managers face the challenge of meeting civil service examination standards while obtaining a liberal education.
Curriculum development must consider the need for good citizenship and professional skills within a limited four-year timeframe.
The ongoing critique of forest education emphasizes the necessity for curriculum improvement in preparing effective wildland managers.

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Abstract Critics of forest education in America have frequently expressed their views in the Journal. Now a forest school dean sets forth his perplexities in trying to devise the best possible curriculum for wildland managers. The all-pervading question is how to pack into four years of study, liberal education for good citizenship and a satisfying life, and at the same time turn out men who can pass civil service examinations and step into responsible public or private professional positions with a minimum of on-the-job training.

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