Author | Stufflebeam, Daniel L. author |
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Title | Conducting Educational Needs Assessments [electronic resource] / by Daniel L. Stufflebeam, Charles H. McCormick, Robert O. Brinkerhoff, Cheryl O. Nelson |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1985 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7807-5 |
Descript | XV, 229 p. online resource |
1 Introduction to Needs Assessment -- The Current Practice of Needs Assessment -- Current Needs Assessment Literature -- Problems in the Practice and Theory of Needs Assessment -- Definition of Need -- The Needs Assessment Process -- A Checklist for Designing and Evaluating Needs Assessments -- Summary -- 2 Preparation -- Identifying the Client, Other Audiences, and the Target Population -- Purposes of the Needs Assessment -- Determining Information Needs -- Identifying the Agency or Person that Will Conduct the Assessment -- Needs Assessment Planning: An Example -- Developing the Basic Design -- Converting the Design into a Management Plan -- Institutional Support -- Reaching and Formalizing Agreements to Govern the Assessment -- The Example Revisited -- Appendix 2A: Needs Assessment Planning Chart -- Appendix 2B: Planning Budget -- Appendix 2C: Summary Budget -- Appendix 2D: Memorandum of Agreement Between the School Board and Learning Disabilities Council -- Appendix 2E: Grant Letter -- 3 Information Gathering -- Definition -- Designing and Operationalizing the Information Collection Plan -- Planning Information Collection -- Conducting Observation Procedures -- 4 Analysis -- Preliminary Analysis -- Needs and Strengths Analysis -- Treatments Analysis -- Summary -- 5 Reporting Needs Assessment Information -- General Guidelines -- Reporting Criteria -- Preparing a Reporting Plan -- Functional Elements in Reporting -- Reporting Examples -- Charts, Graphs, and Tables -- Summary -- 6 Evaluating the Needs Assessment -- Why Evaluate a Needs Assessment? -- Standards of a Good Needs Assessment -- Evaluation Questions -- Types of Evaluation -- Summary -- Appendix 6A: Questions for Evaluating a Needs Assessment -- Appendix 6B: Checklist for Judging the Adequacy of an Evaluation Design -- Appendix A: Establishing Validity and Reliability in Instrumentation -- Appendix B: Techniques for Analyzing Needs Assessment Information