A Guide to Assessing Needs

A Guide to Assessing Needs

Author: Ryan Watkins

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2012-01-06

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0821389017

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Making informed decisions is the essential beginning to any successful development project. Before the project even begins, you can use needs assessment approaches to guide your decisions. This book is filled with practical strategies that can help you define the desired results and select the most appropriate activities for achieving them.


Conducting Needs Assessments

Conducting Needs Assessments

Author: Fernando I. Soriano

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 141296573X

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This book demystifies the process of planning a community intervention, using clear and simple language to aid students understanding .


From Needs Assessment to Action

From Needs Assessment to Action

Author: James W. Altschuld

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780761909323

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Through the use of real world examples drawn from various fields, the book provides in-depth procedures for: analyzing and combining different types of data collected in the needs assessment process, prioritizing needs, selecting solution strategies, designing and implementing solution strategies, and examining major multiple-method needs assessment studies."--BOOK JACKET.


Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment

Author: James W. Altschuld

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1412975840

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In 1995, Witkin and Altschuld proposed a three phase process model of needs assessment: - Preassessment (learning as much as possible from existing, inexpensive sources) - Assessment (collecting new information about the needs in consideration) - Postassessment (prioritizing needs, understanding their causes, and translating priorities into action plans for organizations). The model has been extensively re-conceptualized and forms the basis for this book. The content includes a user-oriented approach to a comprehensive overview of the three phases and the 14 key steps necessary to implement them. Numerous examples and practical illustrations are given throughout the text as guidance for needs assessors and those who do research on the topic. An extensive glossary of needs-related terms and an outline of a final report are also provided. The book is the first one in the Needs Assessment KIT with connections to the other four.


Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments

Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments

Author: Belle Ruth Witkin

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1995-09-07

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780803958104

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This practical guide to conducting needs assessments provides: coverage of several approaches for analysig data; a balanced description of qualitative and quantitative methodologies; multiple case studies and examples.


Case Studies in Needs Assessment

Case Studies in Needs Assessment

Author: Darlene F. Russ-Eft

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2019-09-05

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1544342349

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Case Studies in Needs Assessment offers insights about the practice of needs assessment in dynamic, real-world organizations and communities. This book invites both novice and seasoned analysts to look over the shoulders of practitioners, to examine needs assessment practice in action, to grasp the real-world issues that arise, and to understand a variety of needs assessment strategies and challenges. Each case in this book examines the implementation of needs assessment in a specific situation, bridging needs assessment theories and actual practice. The book is organized around five major approaches: knowledge and skill assessment, job and task analysis, competency assessment, strategic needs assessment, and complex needs assessment. The last chapter summarizes lessons learned from all the case studies: it describes the insights and tricks of the trade that Darlene Russ-Eft and Catherine Sleezer gained from commissioning and reviewing these cases.


Needs Assessment Phase II

Needs Assessment Phase II

Author: James W. Altschuld

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2009-07-30

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1412975131

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This book provides numerous approaches for starting a meaningful needs assessment and provides readers with steps and case studies.


Survey Methods for Medical and Health Professions Education - E-Book

Survey Methods for Medical and Health Professions Education - E-Book

Author: Andrew W. Phillips

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2021-04-10

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 0323695922

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Offering a practical, six-step approach to effective survey design, delivery, and analysis, Survey Methods for Medical and Health Professions Education provides a real-world framework for successful research and evaluation using surveys. Focused on medical and other health professional education research, this unique text features quick-reference checklists, high-yield explanations, and case examples throughout, making it both a foundational reference and a go-to resource for all health professions educators and researchers who use surveys. - Provides a detailed and practical discussion of the steps in survey methodology, along with just enough theory to inform common decisions. - Includes numerous real-world examples, both simple and complex, covering the wide range of problems researchers are likely to face. - Addresses issues of survey fatigue and addresses the challenge of how to get "good data." - Features "Voice of Experience" boxes—pearls based on authors' actual experiences. - Concludes each chapter with a checklist so readers can quickly ensure they have covered every necessary step of survey design and implementation. - Contains a convenient glossary of terms. - Offers guidance from expert international contributors in medical and health professions research. - Summarizes the most current standards and understanding of survey research so that experienced and novice researchers alike can directly apply content to improve research rigor.


Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment

Author: James W. Altschuld

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1412975573

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This volume four of The Needs Assessment Kit provides a good overview of how to: analyze two distinct types of data; pull them together in a meaningful way; and to derive priorities from the collation of the information that has been generated by the needs assessment. What should result is a stronger foundation for needs-related decisions and one that will stand the scrutiny of involved and questioning audiences. áThis text offers guidance not absolute solutions to help needs assessment committees (NACs) and their facilitators work through the complexities of analysis and subsequent prioritization.