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by James Altschuld (Author), Jeffry L. White (Author)
"There is plenty of sound advice for beginners, an update for individuals with more background, and pragmatic tools for everyone in the Needs Assessment process."
--Valerie Larsen, University of Virginia
This book shows how to analyze and combine qualitative and quantitative data. The authors also explain how to put results together to facilitate making empirically based needs decisions.
Although this book can be used in a stand-alone fashion, it is part of the Needs Assessment KIT--five interrelated and sequenced books that take the reader through the needs assessment process (ISBN: 978-0-7619-2595-8).
Author Biography
James W. Altschuld received his bachelor′s and master′s degrees in chemistry from Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University (OSU), respectively. His doctorate is from the latter institution with an emphasis on educational research and development and sociological methods. He is now Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and Human Ecology at OSU after 27 years of teaching research techniques and program evaluation. In evaluation, he developed and taught a sequence of courses on theory, needs assessment, and design. He has co-authored three previous books (two on needs assessment and the other on the evaluation of science and technology education), written many chapters on needs assessment as well as others on evaluation research and issues, and has an extensive list of publications almost all in the field of evaluation. He has given presentations and done work in five countries outside of the United States. In his career he has been the recipient of local, state, and national honors including the Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Practice Award for contributions to evaluation.
Jeffry L. White is Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. He teaches statistics and quantitative research methods. He received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in Quantitative Research, Evaluation and Measurement. He has Masters Degrees in Educational Research and Evaluation, Public Policy and Management and Health Services Administration. He is a member of AEA and served as Chair, Co-Chair and Program Chair of the Needs Assessment Topical Interest Group (TIG). He has published a diverse group of journals.
