A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment Third EditionFor fifteen years, A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment
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.This
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.This 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.Updates to the third edition include:Links
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.A new chapter on the complex needs assessment approach with new toolkit forms.A
summary of the recent advances in our knowledge about learning,
training, and performance that you can use to quickly prepare for client
meetings.Guidelines on workforce surveys, such as employee engagement surveys.An Instructor’s Guide that contains discussion questions, assessments materials, and new exercises for each chapter.You
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.Praise for the Third Edition of A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment“It’s
often said that the first steps in a process are the most important and
for those involved in the development of any type of learning program,
this book should be one of the very first steps. It’s a great update to a
classic in the field, a practical guide to needs assessment that’s well
suited to meeting the current and emerging needs of individuals and
organizations.”— Sam Stern, professor and former dean, College of Education, Oregon State University.



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