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Download full textVarenais, Kristina – 1977
This document deals with a common problem: the fact that "needs assessment" is often required by law and regulation, but there is little agreement on what the term means or what the process entails. The uses and definitions of the term "needs assessment" are examined and categorized along with the various methodologies which are ascribed to it.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Change, Community Surveys, Data Collection
Russ-Eft, Darlene F. – 1980
With increasing reliance being placed on the results of their surveys, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recognized a need for these survey results to be valid and reliable. As part of the work of the Statistical Analysis Group in Education (SAGE), an effort was undertaken to investigate validity and reliability in survey…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Content Validity, Data Collection
Gelles, Richard J. – 1976
This paper examines the major problems which confront researchers who wish to study sensitive topics in family relations. The major obstacles typically encountered are (1) locating subjects; (2) getting cooperation; and (3) obtaining valid and reliable data. A second section of the paper discusses methods of overcoming these obstacles. One…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Family Life, Family Problems, Family Relationship
Robinson, Rhonda S.; Driscoll, Marcy P. – 1993
The training of researchers in the educational technology field has continued in the traditional vein of the experimental paradigm. This document describes a workshop presented to balance that training and to prepare students to undertake research in a non-traditional way. The workshop aimed to acquaint students with non-causal naturalistic…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Data Collection, Definitions
Paul, Krishan K. – 1976
A review of followup study research is reported which focused on issues and trends in the evaluation of vocational education programs and their implications for human resource development. The analysis of representative studies selected from a survey of the literature is divided into four sections, one for each of four types of studies: (1)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Simison, Diane; And Others – 1981
A study examined the feasibility of performing a national cost-benefit analysis of secondary, postsecondary, and adult vocational education. The study involved three components: a survey of the state of the art of utilizing cost-benefit methodologies to evaluate the returns on investments in vocational education; an overview of the potential…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Data Collection
