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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">My name is Marvin Gorley and I am an MFA candidate at Texas A&M University-Commerce. My MFA research study will determine whether enough public support for teaching local history in public schools can be generated to merit submission to the Texas Board of Education. You only need to complete a 10-question anonymous survey about local history to take part. It will take approximately 10 minutes. Participation is completely voluntary and all of the information provided will be kept strictly confidential and reported in summary form only. As this is an unfunded thesis project, I cannot offer compensation for participation in this study. I would appreciate it if you would forward this e-mail invitation to those who you believe would be interested in participating in this survey.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">This study has been approved by the Texas A&M University-Commerce Institutional Review Board. <BR>
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Please click the link below to access consent information and participate in the survey:<BR>
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/localhistoryeducation">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/localhistoryeducation</a></FONT></SPAN><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> <<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/localhistoryeducation">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/localhistoryeducation</a>> <BR>
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If you have any questions, please email me at:<BR>
<I><a href="mailto:mgorley@leomail.tamuc.edu">mailto:mgorley@leomail.tamuc.edu</a></I></SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> <<a href="mailto:mgorley@leomail.tamuc.edu">mailto:mgorley@leomail.tamuc.edu</a>> <BR>
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Thank you for your time and consideration,<BR>
Marvin Gorley<BR>
MFA candidate<BR>
Texas A&M University-Commerce UCD</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><BR>
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