Ellen C. Perrin James W. Altschuld James W. Altschuld
"James Altschuld, David Kumar, and their chapter authors have produced an upbeat, provocative, visionary, and useful volume on educational evaluation. Of special utility is its grounding in issues and practices relating to evaluations of science and technology education. The book should appeal and be useful to a wide range of persons involved in evaluations of educational policy, programs, and (less so) science teachers. These persons include science and technology education experts, educational policymakers, officials of the National Science Foundation, school administrators, classroom...
"James Altschuld, David Kumar, and their chapter authors have produced an upbeat, provocative, visionary, and useful volume on educational evaluation....
"The Authors have done a good job of conveying the nuts and bolts of the process and problem situations that can arise from political and social conditions." --Stephanie Brzuzy, Xavier University
"The authors offer a nice overview of the process involved in developing and conducting needs assessments. They make a cogent argument for the importance of identifying and addressing potential barriers to conducting a worthwhile needs assessment." --Melanie Otis, University of Kentucky
Although...
"The Authors have done a good job of conveying the nuts and bolts of the process and problem situations that can arise from political and social...
"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...
"There is plenty of sound advice for beginners, an update for individuals with more background, and pragmatic tools for everyone in the Needs As...