Needs Assessment

An Overview (Book 1)
James Altschuld - The Ohio State University, USA
Needs Assessment
July 2009 | 192 pages | Sage US
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Description

"The strength of the book is its thoroughness and how it actually takes the reader inside the experience, step-by-step, of conducting a Needs Assessment…"

—Jody Bortone, Sacred Heart University

This book focuses on how results have to be utilized in an organization for an assessment to be considered a success. The authors describe the three phases of needs assessment in depth along with subtleties in implementing them.

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).



Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. Beginnings

1. Beginnings

2. A Generic Needs Assessment Model and Steps

2. A Generic Needs Assessment Model and Steps

3. Phase I: Preassessment

3. Phase I: Preassessment

4. Phase II: Assessment

4. Phase II: Assessment

5. Phase II: The Other Parts of Assessment

5. Phase II: The Other Parts of Assessment

6. Phase III: Postassessment

6. Phase III: Postassessment

Appendix

Appendix

Glossary

Glossary

References

References

Index

Index

Description

"The strength of the book is its thoroughness and how it actually takes the reader inside the experience, step-by-step, of conducting a Needs Assessment…"

—Jody Bortone, Sacred Heart University

This book focuses on how results have to be utilized in an organization for an assessment to be considered a success. The authors describe the three phases of needs assessment in depth along with subtleties in implementing them.

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).



Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. Beginnings

1. Beginnings

2. A Generic Needs Assessment Model and Steps

2. A Generic Needs Assessment Model and Steps

3. Phase I: Preassessment

3. Phase I: Preassessment

4. Phase II: Assessment

4. Phase II: Assessment

5. Phase II: The Other Parts of Assessment

5. Phase II: The Other Parts of Assessment

6. Phase III: Postassessment

6. Phase III: Postassessment

Appendix

Appendix

Glossary

Glossary

References

References

Index

Index

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Needs Assessment

An Overview (Book 1)


July 2009 | 192 pages | Sage US

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"The strength of the book is its thoroughness and how it actually takes the reader inside the experience, step-by-step, of conducting a Needs Assessment…"

—Jody Bortone, Sacred Heart University

This book focuses on how results have to be utilized in an organization for an assessment to be considered a success. The authors describe the three phases of needs assessment in depth along with subtleties in implementing them.

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:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Beginnings
  • 2. A Generic Needs Assessment Model and Steps
  • 3. Phase I: Preassessment
  • 4. Phase II: Assessment
  • 5. Phase II: The Other Parts of Assessment
  • 6. Phase III: Postassessment
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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