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245 00 $aNeeds assessment :$ba creative and practical guide for social scientists /$cedited by Rebecca Reviere [and others].
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bTaylor & Francis,$c[1996], ©1996.
300 $axv, 233 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction: Setting the Stage /$rRebecca Reviere, Susan Berkowitz, Carolyn C. Carter and Carolyn Graves Ferguson --$g2.$tCreating the Research Design for a Needs Assessment /$rSusan Berkowitz --$g3.$tTaking the Sample Survey Approach /$rSusan Berkowitz --$g4.$tUsing Qualitative and Mixed-Method Approaches /$rSusan Berkowitz --$g5.$tPlanning a Needs Assessment /$rRebecca Reviere and Carolyn C. Carter --$g6.$tAssessing the AIDS-Related Needs of Women in an Urban Housing Development /$rRobin L. Miller and Elizabeth E. Solomon --$g7.$tAssessing Child and Maternal Health: The First Step in the Design of Community-Based Interventions /$rE. Walter Terrie --$g8.$tAssessing the Needs of the Elderly: Two Approaches /$rSusan Berkowitz, Carolyn C. Carter, Carolyn Graves Ferguson and Rebecca Reviere --$g9.$tUsing and Communicating Findings /$rCarolyn C. Carter --$g10.$tBuilding for Future Needs Assessments /$rRebecca Reviere and Susan Berkowitz.
520 $aPresenting a step-by-step guide to designing and conducting methodologically sound yet cost-effective needs assessments, this book is responsive to program planning and policy-making goals and is applicable to determining the needs of diverse target populations.
520 8 $aWorking from a definition of needs assessment that includes the entire process from project conceptualization through active utilization of results, Needs Assessment offers steps to follow and strategic considerations for designing, planning, and carrying out research, as well as analyzing and disseminating findings.
520 8 $aThe reader is led through the development of an integrated master matrix that serves as a blueprint for research design, and is introduced to methods that employ primary and secondary data as well as qualitative data collection and analysis.
520 8 $aSeparate chapters are devoted to sample surveys and to qualitative and mixed method approaches. Three in-depth case studies illustrate the applications and outcomes using distinctively different needs assessment approaches to assessing HIV-related needs of low income urban women; housing, health care, social service, transportation, and recreational needs of both the mainstream and homebound minority elderly; and maternal and child health needs of a rural county with high rates of infant mortality.
520 8 $aStrongly emphasizing the applied nature of needs assessment, this book argues for actively involving key stakeholders throughout the process and offers advice on how to effectively convey and disseminate findings to maximize their utility to different user groups.
520 8 $aAs a state-of-the-art review and a practical guide, this volume is aimed at beginners as well as more experienced applied social researchers, and should be useful to students and professionals in a wide range of fields including psychology, gerontology, public health, urban planning, program evaluation, sociology, and social work.
650 0 $aSocial surveys.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124079
650 0 $aNeeds assessment.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87004128
700 1 $aReviere, Rebecca.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96044358
852 00 $bswx$hHN29$i.N39 1996