{"product_id":"a-practical-guide-to-needs-assessment-hardback-9781118457894","title":"A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment (Hardback) 9781118457894","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Practical Guide to Needs Assessment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatherine M. Sleezer (Author), Darlene F. Russ-Eft (Author), Kavita Gupta (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118457894, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 18.3 x 2.5 cm, 0.839 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Practical Guide to Needs Assessment, Third Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor fifteen years, \u003ci\u003eA Practical Guide to Needs Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e has been the go-to text for those who are seeking useful, systematic approaches to needs assessment. Needs assessment is the first step in training, performance improvement, and community development projects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly revised and updated edition contains a treasury of resources including a toolkit of ready-to-use templates and job aids that you can customize for your own use. Illustrative case studies and tips show how to assess needs for individuals, teams, organizations, government agencies, and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book combines a how-to text and reference tool for trainers, performance improvement professionals, and students. Managers and community leaders use it to get to the root of their learning and performance problems, make effective decisions, and obtain support for their most pressing issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpdates to the third edition include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLinks to online resources, including a needs assessment book that you can download for free, ethical guidelines, and vendors who assess individual, group and organizational needs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter on the complex needs assessment approach with new toolkit forms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA summary of the recent advances in our knowledge about learning, training, and performance that you can use to quickly prepare for client meetings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidelines on workforce surveys, such as employee engagement surveys.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn Instructor’s Guide that contains discussion questions, assessments materials, and new exercises for each chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can use this book to quickly access up-to-date information on the fundamentals of needs assessment including current models, theories, and resources. You can also learn how to manage and report a needs assessment project and access professional ethical guidelines. Learn five approaches to needs assessment: knowledge and skills analysis, job and task analysis, competency-based needs assessment, strategic needs assessment, and complex needs assessment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Needs Assessment Toolkit Forms ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eONE Overview of Needs Assessment 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTWO Ideas and Models Th at Guide Practice 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHREE Strategies for Collecting and Analyzing Data 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: GETTING DOWN TO BRASS TACKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFOUR Knowledge and Skills Assessment 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFIVE Job and Task Analysis 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSIX Competency-Based Needs Assessment 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSEVEN Strategic Needs Assessment 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEIGHT Complex Needs Assessment 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: MANAGING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNINE Writing Proposals and Reports 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTEN Dealing with Ethical Issues 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eELEVEN Answers to Frequently Asked Questions 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToolkit Forms 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Pfeiffer","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475140571416,"sku":"9781118457894","price":62.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118457894.jpg?v=1785805503","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-practical-guide-to-needs-assessment-hardback-9781118457894","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}