Need Analysis
Tools for the Human Services and Education
- John A. McKillip - Southern Illinois University, USA
Volume:
10
Series:
Applied Social Research Methods
Applied Social Research Methods
144 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
McKillip presents the primary social science research techniques used in need identification, such as client surveys and key informant interviews, and provides a framework for understanding and integrating this information in a need assessment. Emphasis is placed on convergent analysis and social marketing models of assessment. The book is directed to students, researchers and administrators in human services and education and includes examples from human service and education need analysis.
Identifying Needs
Evaluating Needs
Resource Inventory
Social Indicator Analyses
Analyzing Use of Services
Surveying Need
Structured Groups
Choosing Among Methods
Integrating Need Information
Communication of Results