A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment
by Gupta, Kavita; Sleezer, Catherine M.; Russ-Eft, Darlene F.Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-01-16
Publisher(s): Pfeiffer & Co
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Summary
This thoroughly revised edition of the best-selling resource A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment offers a practical and comprehensive guide for practitioners who are responsible for Introducing a training program Creating adult education programs Assessing the development needs of a workforce Improving individual, group, organization or interorganizational performance in the workplace Implementing community, national, or international development interventions Designed as a resource for practitioners, this book is filled with how-to information, tips, and case studies. It shows how to use data-based needs assessments to frame people-related problems and performance, improvement opportunities to obtain support from those who are affected by the changes, make effective decision, and increase efficiency.
Author Biography
Kavita Gupta has developed training programs for corporations and conducted workshops for several New England universities.
Catherine M. (Cathy) Sleezer, Ph.D., is the manager of learning and organization development at Baker Hughes-Centrilift.
Darlene F. Russ-Eft, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Adult Education at the College of Education at Oregon State University.
Table of Contents
| List of Figures | p. ix |
| List of Toolkit Forms on CD-ROM | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Fundamentals of Needs Assessment | |
| Overview of Needs Assessment | p. 13 |
| Ideas and Models That Guide Practice | p. 29 |
| Strategies for Collecting and Analyzing Data | p. 43 |
| Getting Down to Brass Tacks | |
| Knowledge and Skills Assessment | p. 77 |
| Job and Task Analysis | p. 105 |
| Competency-Based Needs Assessment | p. 131 |
| Strategic Needs Assessment | p. 157 |
| Managing A Needs Assessment | |
| Writing Proposals and Reports | p. 189 |
| Ethical Issues | p. 213 |
| Answers to Frequently Asked Questions | p. 227 |
| Needs Assessment Toolkit | |
| Toolkit Forms | p. 241 |
| Glossary | p. 305 |
| References | p. 315 |
| Index | p. 323 |
| About the Authors | p. 333 |
| How to Use the CD-ROM | p. 335 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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