THE ATTACHED FILE IS THE POWERPOINT TO GUIDE YOU ON NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Needs assessments are intended to offer systematically gathered information that informs decision-makers about the existence and the relative priorities among needs. A well-conducted and well-presented needs assessment is intended to offer evidence that is useful for decision-making. But many needs assessments do not succeed in convincing decision-makers that the recommendations should be translated into policies and programs.
If you have identified a program or issue that you will be using for your evaluation project – respond to the questions below focusing on your selected program/issue.
- What are the key features of the “world” of decision-makers that makes it challenging to translate needs assessment results into policies and programs?
- How can evaluators who are doing needs assessments respond to these challenges?
- Explain the seven sections that should be included in a needs assessment report?
- Who do you think offers the most valid perspective in assessing the need for a new program or service? In other words, when you think of possible stakeholders that could be consulted in a needs assessment, whose perspective is most likely to be valid? Why?
- Provide an example of one way in which qualitative methods can be useful in needs assessments
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