Sea Grant Marine Education: Historic Perspective and Future Design

Different types of education programs about the aquatic environment and training for professions dealing with these environments have been supported by the National Sea Grant College Program throughout its history. This paper reports the preliminary results of two concurrent studies regarding that support. The first analyzes historical records of funding patterns by category of education. The second study reviews results of a survey of Sea Grant Directors regarding their programmatic education philosophies, their assessment of benefits derived from their progam´s education thrusts, and the anticipated future role of education in Sea Grant.