Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments: A Practical Guide

PART ONE: PLANNING AND MANAGING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT A Three-Phase Model of Needs Assessment Phase 1 - Preassessment Phase 2 - Assessment Phase 3 - Postassessment PART TWO: METHODS FOR CONDUCTING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT Records and Social Indicators Surveys, Interviews, and the Critical Incident Technique Basic Group Processes Specialized Survey and Group Techniques for Data Gathering and Analysis Future-Oriented Needs Assessment Procedures Causal Analysis