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Peer reviewedStevenson, John F.; Florin, Paul; Mills, Dana Scott; Andrade, Marco – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2002
Studied the efforts of a state-funded evaluation support unit in Rhode Island to increase evaluation capacity in 13 community-based organizations through a needs assessment, on-site technical assistance, a workshop series, and selected model projects. Measures of organizational needs, staff confidence, and agency progress are used to document…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Human Services, Needs Assessment
Peer reviewedWarheit, George J.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1978
A pilot study was designed to investigate two needs assessment approaches: social indicators analysis and key informants surveys. Results showed that social indicators analysis was a valid method of assessing human service needs at a general level. (MH)
Descriptors: Consultants, Evaluation Methods, Human Services, Individual Needs
Peer reviewedDeVillaer, Michael – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
A methodology for a client-centered assessment of human services needs in a community is described. While the procedures were developed for identifying service needs for substance abusers, with some modification, they can be used in a needs assessment for any social or health problem. (TJH)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Needs, Community Planning, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedCamasso, Michael J.; Dick, Janet – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The feasibility of applying multiattribute utility theory to the needs assessment and priority-setting activities of human services planning councils was studied in Essex County (New Jersey). Decision-making and information filtering processes are explored in the context of community planning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Community Planning, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBrazil, Kevin; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The mental health needs of children and youth with learning disabilities and their families were studied in a survey of 79 human services directors in the Toronto (Canada) area. The study illustrates the importance of involving relevant communities in planning for community needs assessment and program implementation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescents, Childhood Needs, Children
