Discusses how to build customized World Wide Web documents; uses examples from an Advanced Composition class at Lakeville High School (Minnesota). Highlights four steps: (1) assessing student needs; (2) developing instructional goals and activities; (3) deciding on content; and (4) organizing and arranging the information into Web pages. (AEF)

School districts are confronted with many decisions about computerization and computer services. Reviews the current landscape of computer hardware and software technology. Presents a computer decision-making process, including a flow chart. (MLF)

Naturalistic and traditional social science models were used to conduct a needs assessment in which 35 stakeholders were interviewed about their perceptions of the functioning of a crisis agency and the needs of the community and the agency. Concept mapping (multidimensional scaling and hierarchical analysis) was used to establish need categories…

A survey of 374 Denver American Indians, mostly unemployed and low-income, examined substance abuse, psychological problems, and personal trauma for self and household; Native community mental health problems (including youth problems); counselor preferences; opinions about school testing of American Indian children; and Native community needs for…

Analyzes current research on successful distance education programs. Reviews the learning communication process; identifies responsibilities of the deliverer: conduct a learner needs assessment, know how to use the technology, address multiple learning styles, promote interaction, project a friendly image, be a team player, operate from a systems…

Describes the development of Web portals, or interfaces, to allow users at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Library to tailor library resources and services more closely to their needs. Topics include defining the users; user group needs assessment; identifying and evaluating resources; access issues; and future enhancements. (LRW)

Discusses results of a needs analysis undertaken on the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale campus to determine the language and communication problems that exist between staff of the student health program and their international patients. Results show that students and staff agree on several problem communication areas including medical…

Focuses on how faculty members in one university department used the problem formulation phase of deliberative inquiry to assess future needs for their human resource development (HRD) specialization. Overviews the research methodology of deliberative inquiry. Describes the systematic approach--subject matter analysis--that was used to structure…

This article addresses the need to refocus the view of the natural environment as a family-chosen placement for early intervention services. Psycho-ecological theories are used to broaden the conception of the natural environment and illuminate possibilities for early intervention that utilize community and home resources while respecting family…

Assessed the needs of two Quebec, Canada, elementary schools for educational technology for the classroom. Findings from 6 administrators and 21 teachers show that teachers currently use computers primarily for word processing and to prepare report cards. Teachers are interested in additional training in the use of educational technology. (SLD)

A study investigated the perceived professional development needs of 117 British head teachers, 25 deputy head teachers, and 49 senior teachers working in specialist contexts. Results indicate a significant concern with organizationally focused issues; support of school- and LEA-based courses; and a lack of government funded training that…

As China and India threaten the supremacy of the U.S. economy, the nation's best hope for keeping pace is putting educational technology funding to use to galvanize education. A report from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, "Results that Matter," provides a compelling list of statistics from a variety of sources displaying U.S.…

The purpose of this article is to describe a family-centered collaborative approach for developing and implementing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device training for one family. Family-centered training emphasized collaboration with the primary investigator and focused on needs assessment, the identification of priority…

Student development theories offer frameworks for better understanding and enhancing the experiences of graduate and professional students.

This paper describes the results of a survey undertaken to contribute to a health needs assessment of persistent street drinkers in Drumchapel, Greater Glasgow. Street drinkers, members of the public and local service providers [including agency professionals (community workers; health workers; social workers) and others (e.g. shopkeepers)] were…