Needs Assessment since 1981: The State of the Practice.

Witkin, Belle Ruth

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ERIC Number: EJ485755

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Needs Assessment since 1981: The State of the Practice.

Witkin, Belle Ruth

Evaluation Practice, v15 n1 p17-27 Feb 1994

Practices in needs assessment are reviewed since 1981, the year the federal government changed the role it plays in promoting needs assessment in the public sector. The review is based on reports published to 1993 and indicates that needs assessment is flourishing in a variety of settings. (SLD)

Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Federal Government, Government Role, Literature Reviews, Needs Assessment, Planning, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, Public Sector, Systems Analysis

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1981

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