Needs Assessment Phase I

Getting Started (Book 2)

James W. Altschuld, J. N. Eastmond, Jr.

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9781412978729
• eBook ISBN: 9781544340395
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

"The Authors have done a good job of conveying the nuts and bolts of the process and problem situations that can arise from political and social conditions."
—Stephanie Brzuzy, Xavier University

"The authors offer a nice overview of the process involved in developing and conducting needs assessments. They make a cogent argument for the importance of identifying and addressing potential barriers to conducting a worthwhile needs assessment."
—Melanie Otis, University of Kentucky

Although this book can be used in a stand-alone fashion, it is part of the Needs Assessment KIT—five interrelated and sequenced books that take the reader through the needs assessment process (ISBN: 978-0-7619-2595-8).

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• 1. Overview
• 2. What Precipitates Needs Assessment and Getting the Process Started?
• 3. Some Initial Phase I Needs Assessment Activities
• 4. Collecting and Analyzing Initial Sources of Data
• 5. The Special Case of Collaborative (Cooperative) Needs Assessments
• 6. Some of Those Nagging Leftover Pieces of Phase I
• References
• Index