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Conducting the Needs Assessment series

Editorial Team

Matt Benge - Editor

Conducting the Needs Assessment #1: Introduction

WC340/AEC677 by Matthew Benge, Amy Harder, and Laura WarnerSeptember 23, 2019

Conducting the Needs Assessment #2: Using Needs Assessments in Extension Programming

WC347/AEC684 by Matthew Benge and Laura WarnerDecember 6, 2019

Conducting the Needs Assessment #3: Educator Motivations, Barriers, and Objections

WC386/AEC724 by Matt BengeMarch 4, 2024A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet. Published by ==Special Handling==

Conducting the Needs Assessment #4: Audience Motivations, Barriers, and Objections

WC342/AEC679 by Laura Warner and Matt BengeNovember 28, 2022A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: ==Special Handling==

Conducting the Needs Assessment #5: Phase 1—Pre-assessment

WC393/AEC732by Savanna Turner and Matt BengeJuly 26, 2021This new 5-page publication is the fifth in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series. The preassessment phase, also known as the exploration phase, of conducting a needs assessment includes defining the purpose, identifying existing information, and determining the appropriate methods to conducting the needs assessment. Extension professionals and service providers should complete the preassessment phase prior to conducting the actual needs assessment. Written by Savanna Turner and Matt Benge.

Conducting the Needs Assessment #6: Phase 2—Assessment

WC435/AEC774by Matt Benge and Savanna TurnerAugust 3, 2023This is the sixth publication in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series. The assessment phase puts the management plan from the pre-assessment into action to determine the needs of your community. The assessment phase compares the “what is” of the issues to the vision of the “what should be” to understand the magnitude of the needs and their causes (Witkin & Altschuld, 1995).

Conducting the Needs Assessment #8: The Borich Model

WC415/AEC754by Olivia Caillouet and Amy HarderApril 6, 2022This eighth publication in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series provides Extension professionals and other service providers with directions for how to use the Borich model to collect data about the training needs of a target audience and how to use that data to improve programming. Written by Olivia Caillouet and Amy Harder; published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; 5 pp.

Conducting the Needs Assessment #9: The Nominal Group Technique

WC410/AEC749by Mary Bammer, Matt Benge, and Laura WarnerJanuary 27, 2022This ninth publication in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series provides an overview of using the nominal group technique (NGT) to conduct a needs assessment. This document defines the scenarios in which the NGT is suitable, describes the steps involved in conducting the NGT, and provides examples of the use of this technique in Extension. Written by Mary Bammer, Matt Benge, and Laura Warner, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; 5 pp.

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