Probing Needs Assessment Data in Depth to Target Programs More Effectively

Autor/inn/en	Skelly, JoAnne; Hill, George; Singletary, Loretta
Titel	Probing Needs Assessment Data in Depth to Target Programs More Effectively
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 52 (2014) 2, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Needs Assessment; Data Analysis; Community Needs; Extension Education; Questionnaires; Hispanic Americans; State Surveys; Multivariate Analysis; Cluster Grouping; Focus Groups; Data Interpretation; Predictor Variables; Demography; Audience Analysis; Data Collection; Nevada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bedarfsermittlung; Auswertung; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Fragebogen; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Multivariate Analyse; Eingruppierung; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; Prädiktor; Demografie; Data capture; Datensammlung
Abstract	Extension professionals often assess community needs to determine programs and target audiences. Data can be collected through surveys, focus group and individual interviews, meta-analysis, systematic observation, and other methods. Knowledge gaps are identified, and programs are designed to resolve the deficiencies. However, do Extension professionals look deeply enough into the data to identify subgroups that will allow more targeted programs, or are programs based on only superficial analysis? Cluster analysis allows data to reveal demographic patterns and relationships involving survey respondents. It allows Extension professionals to more precisely target program audiences and thus effectively achieve program impacts. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10