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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464661803321

Autore

Watkins Ryan

Titolo

A guide to assessing needs [[electronic resource] ] : essential tools for collecting information, making decisions, and achieving development results / / Ryan Watkins, Maurya West-Meiers, Yusra Visser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2012

ISBN

1-283-49173-7

9786613491732

0-8213-8901-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

World Bank Training Series

Altri autori (Persone)

West-MeiersMaurya <1967->

VisserYusra Laila

Disciplina

338.91068/4

Soggetti

Economic development projects - Evaluation

Economic development projects - Planning

Organizational effectiveness - Evaluation

Employees - Training of - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Needs assessment : frequently asked questions -- section 2. Needs assessment : steps to success -- section 3. Needs assessment : tools and techniques.

Sommario/riassunto

The earliest decisions that lead to development projects are among the most critical in determining long-term success. This phase of project development transforms exciting ideas into project proposals, setting the stage for a variety of actions that will eventually lead (if all goes well) to desirable results. From deciding to propose a sanitation project in South Asia to selecting approaches that strengthen school management in South America, these decisions are the starting place of development. This book is your guide to having assessing needs and then making essential decisions about what