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Conducting Educational Needs Assessments

What goals should be addressed by educational programs? What priorities should be assigned to the different goals? What funds should be allocated to each goal? How can quality services be maintained with declining school enrollments and shrinking revenues? What programs could be cut if necessary? Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stufflebeam, D.L., McCormick, Charles H. (Author), Brinkerhoff, Robert O. (Author), Nelson, Cheryl O. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1985, 1985
Edition:1st ed. 1985
Series:Evaluation in Education and Human Services
Subjects:
Assessment And Testing
Education
Educational Tests And Measurements
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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