Bridging the Gap Between Asset/Capacity Building and Needs Assessment : Concepts and Practical Applications / James Altschuld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altschuld, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evaluation research (Social action programs).

Needs assessment.

Strategic planning.

Social planning.

Institution building.

Physical Description:

xix, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]

Summary:

The goal of Bridging the Gap is to provide a book that takes a competing approach to Needs Assessment and shows the alternative side - the capacity building and assets of communities and individuals.

Contents:

Cover Page

Halftitle

Dedication

Title

Copyright

Brief Contents

Detailed Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

1: Beginnings

A Dialogue

Early Criticism and Defense-1970s and 1980s

Continued Development and Criticism-1980s and 1990s

Historical Views Leaning Toward Synthesis-1990s to 2000s and Beyond

History Continued-Emergent Asset/Capacity-Building Views Leaning Toward Synthesis

First Steps Toward Synthesis

A Comment on the Value of Synthesis

Highlights of Chapter 1

Discussion Questions

2: A Synthesis of Needs Assessment and Asset/Capacity Building

Basic Definitions

A Comparison of Needs Assessment and Asset/Capacity Building

Developing the Hybrid Framework

The Hybrid Framework

Highlights of Chapter 2

3: Looking Closely at the First Three Critical Steps in the Framework

Methods for the First Three Steps in Needs Assessment and Asset/Capacity Building

Step 1. Scoping the Context-General Considerations

Step 1. Scoping the Context-Ways It Could Be Done

1.1 Micro-ethnology and Preliminary Interviews

1.2 Cultural Audits

1.3 Existing Data and Other Related Sources

1.4 Other Techniques to Consider for Use With Step 1

Step 2. Deciding What Actions Should Be Taken

Getting What Has Been Collected Into a Utilitarian Decision-Facilitating Display

Group Meeting, Discussion, and Decision Making-Completing Step 2 and Entering Step 3

Step 3. Dividing the Working Committee Into Two Subcommittees

Highlights of Chapter 3

4: Step 4 in the Hybrid Framework

Overview

Step 4. The Needs Assessment Part-Literature/Local Documentation

Step 4. The Needs Assessment Part-Photovoice

Step 4. The Needs Assessment Part-Surveys

Step 4. The Needs Assessment Part-Epidemiological Analyses.

Step 4. The Needs Assessment Part-A Comment About Types of Needs

Step 4. The Asset/Capacity-Building Part-Inventorying, Listing of Assets and Resources

Step 4. The Asset/Capacity-Building Part-Photovoice

Highlights of Chapter 4

5: Steps 5-8, Completing the Hybrid Process

An Interesting Example of Moving Forward

Step 5. Using What Has Been Learned to Make Decisions for Possible New Programs-Beginning to Do So and Preparing the Action Plans

Step 5. Using What Has Been Learned to Make Decisions for Possible New Programs-Other Procedures for Coming to a Decision

Check In/Tune In

What? So What? Now What?

Concept Mapping/Mind Mapping

Step 5. Using What Has Been Learned to Make Decisions for Possible New Programs-Finishing the Options

Step 5. Using What Has Been Learned to Make Decisions for Possible New Programs-Taking Action Plans Public

Step 6. Developing a Strategy for Improvement

Success Mapping

Fist to Five

Multi-Attribute Utility Technique

Step 7. Implementing and Evaluating the Action Plan

Step 8. Recycling Back to First Steps for Expanding the Improvement Package

Highlights of Chapter 5

6: A Checklist for the Hybrid Framework

Conceptual Basis of the Checklist

Content of the Checklist

How to Use the Checklist

Features of the Checklist

Totals per Section

Step 1. Scoping the Context

Steps 4 and 5. Conducting the Assessment in Greater Depth and Using What Has Been Learned to Make Decisions for Possible New Programs

One Last Thought.

Highlights of Chapter 6

7: Cases Exhibiting Hybrid Framework Characteristics: Examples From Public Health

Overview of Public Health Cases

Case 1. Rapid Needs Appraisal in the Modern National Health Service: Potential and Dilemmas-The UK Study

Structure of the Project

For What Aspects of the Checklist Was There Evidence?

Discussion of the Case

Case 2. Modeling the Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research in a Community Health Assessment Conducted by a Health Foundation

Case 3. Understanding Community Perception of Health and Social Needs in a Rural Balinese Village: Results of a Rapid Participatory Appraisal

Across the Three Cases

Highlights of Chapter 7

8: Cases From Other Fields

Overview of Cases From Fields Other Than Public Health

Case 1. Using Community Perspectives on Youth Firearm Violence for Prevention Program Planning

Case 2. The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) of Minnesota

Case 3. Snippets From Multiple Cases in the Papers on the CADISPA Website

Discussion of the Composite

Across the Cases

Highlights of Chapter 8

9: Research and Utilization

The Overall Framework (Table 9.1, Row 1)

Step 1. Scoping the Context (Table 9.1, Row 2)

What Is the Impetus for Hybrid Work?

Internal Versus External: Which One?

What Does Scoping Require in Terms of Information?

Step 2. Deciding What Actions Should Be Taken (Table 9.1, Row 3)

Steps 3-5. The Next Several Steps (Table 9.1, Rows 4-6)

Step 6. Developing a Strategy for Improvement (Table 9.1, Row 7).

Steps 7 and 8. The Last Ones (Table 9.1, Rows 8 and 9)

Research Across All Steps-About Methods (The Whole Table)

Utilization, a Recurring and Subtle Theme

Highlights of Chapter 9

References

Index

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Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781483398945

9781452220192

9781071934104

OCLC:

1240712219