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Direct linkBalcazar, Fabricio E.; Garcia-Iriarte, Edurne; Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2009
This article describes a participatory needs assessment process in which Colombian immigrants in Chicago collaborated with university researchers to identify their common concerns and implement self-help efforts to address some of their most pressing needs. A total of 261 Colombians completed a needs assessment survey, and 46 attended a public…
Descriptors: Action Research, Needs Assessment, Volunteers, Immigrants
Torok, Andrew G. – 1979
Five methods for determining the needs and aspirations of the total library community (library personnel, library affiliates, and general population) in Illinois are presented in this report, and the use of three of them for a 3-phase study is outlined: (1) survey of the literature (documentary research and secondary data collection and analysis);…
Descriptors: Community Study, Community Surveys, Data Analysis, Libraries
Peer reviewedMitra, Ananda – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
In the studies described, focus groups were conducted with recreation administrators, special-interest groups, and the general public to determine needs and opinions about recreation and leisure activities. The ways in which the groups elicited information about the needs, language, and history of the community are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Characteristics, Needs Assessment, Public Opinion
Johnson, Lynn G., Ed. – 1980
This volume deals specifically with needs assessment as a systematic effort to understand the educational needs and interests of adults. It is introduced by Lynn G. Johnson, who provides an overview of resources and issues in needs assessment and summarizes briefly the papers which follow. In Part 1, K. Patricia Cross describes the kinds of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies
Rath, Gustave J.; And Others – 1980
This final report focuses on the methodology and results of a feasibility study for the development of a statewide career information delivery system (CIDS) in Illinois. The study was conducted in four phases. Target Group Needs Analysis activities included more than a hundred interviews with representatives from prospective user groups, three…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Careers
Browning, William R. – 1984
A project was undertaken to develop standardized procedures for use in conducting follow-up and assessment of adult education students, including students in basic and secondary education, general educational development (GED) programs, and vocational training. The major activities of the project included the following: review of the literature…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
