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Nguyen, Tuan D.; Attkisson, C. Clifford – 1977
Current approaches to need assessment belong to one of three theoretical orientations: the rationalistic perspective in which need is predicated on the existence of some pathology or deviance from the rational ideal; (2) the empirical position where need is conceived as deviance from a normative or observed state of good health and well-being; and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Concept Formation, Definitions, Human Services