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Product Identifiers

PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100803958099

ISBN-139780803958098

eBay Product ID (ePID)1023162

Product Key Features

Number of Pages328 Pages

Publication NamePlanning and Conducting Needs Assessments : a Practical Guide

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHuman Services, General, Research

Publication Year1995

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReference, Social Science

AuthorBelle Ruth Witkin, James Altschuld

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN95-016786

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.4012

Table Of ContentPART ONE: PLANNING AND MANAGING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENTA Three-Phase Model of Needs AssessmentPhase 1 - PreassessmentPhase 2 - AssessmentPhase 3 - PostassessmentPART TWO: METHODS FOR CONDUCTING A NEEDS ASSESSMENTRecords and Social IndicatorsSurveys, Interviews, and the Critical Incident TechniqueBasic Group ProcessesSpecialized Survey and Group Techniques for Data Gathering and AnalysisFuture-Oriented Needs Assessment ProceduresCausal Analysis

SynopsisSometimes a book appears on your desk that successfully defines a field. You look at the book and say thank you." Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments is such a book. . . . This book is clearly grounded in program planning and is not an afterthought or add-on to some other field. . . . I am excited to see this book appear in print. It clearly fills a niche that has been empty for some time: a practical approach to learning about and conducting needs assessments. . . . This is a marvelous book that should make a significant contribution to the field." --From the Foreword by Nick Eastmond, Utah State University "While it has the depth and breadth to be used in a classroom, Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments is written simply and directly enough to be a hands-on guide for needs assessment users and practitioners. The framework proposed by the authors is excellent in that it is readily understood and focuses attention on the most important details/issues in needs assessment practice. The fact that they also present an explanation of so many tools, including examples, makes the book required reading for anyone intending to plan or contract for a needs assessment." --John Theiss, Director of Planning and Evaluation, Texas, Despite the increasing necessity for needs assessments in a variety of fields, much confusion still prevails on how to conduct such assessments successfully. This book is a practical guide to that end. The authors first introduce a three-phase model - preassessment, assessment and postassessment - to clarify the distinctions between the needs of primary service recipients and the people and resources that exist. They go on to describe methods appropriate for gathering data for assessing needs and for causal analysis. The presentation of the framework, the coverage of several approaches for analyzing data, the balanced description of qualitative and quantitative methodologies and the multiple case studies and

LC Classification NumberHD30.28.W595 1995