Needs Assessment: A Creative And Practical Guide For Social Scientists

Part 1 Understanding and developing needs assessment: creating the research design taking the sample survey approach using qualitative and mixed method approaches planning a needs assessment. Part 2 Case studies - various approaches: assessing the AIDS-related needs of women in a housing development the assessment of child and maternal health - the first step in the design of community based interventions assessing the needs of the elderly - two approaches. Part 3 Dissemination and future strategies: using and communicating your findings building for future needs assessment.