I liked the discussion of blending qualitative and quantitative research. I particularly liked the tone that it is not an either or discussion, but rather an and the two approaches compliment one another.
Evan Abbott, Regis University
This book covers the five most common instruments and strategies employed to explore needs. It describes the steps involved in implementing them and presents interesting case illustrations.
Although this book can be used in a stand-alone fashion, it is part of the
Needs Assessment KITfive interrelated and sequenced books that take the reader through the needs assessment process (ISBN:
978-0-7619-2595-8).This book provides numerous approaches for starting a meaningful needs assessment and provides readers with steps and case studies.Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Getting Started in Phase 2
2. Building From Phase I and the Literature
3. That Pesky Needs Assessment Survey
4. Basic Epidemiology for Phase II
5. Qualitative Methods for Phase II
6. The Other Parts of Phase II
References
Index