Session 2

Social Problems and Assessing the Need for a Program

Text

Rossi, Peter H.; Mark W. Lipsey and Gary T. Henry (2019) Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. (8th Edition) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Chapter 2.

Glossary

Slides & Illustrations

Chapter Two Illustrations; Chapter Two Slides;

Key Concepts

• Focus groups (53)
• Incidence (50)
• Key informants (45)
• Needs assessment (32)
• Population at risk (49)
• Prevalence (50)
• Probability sample (38)
• Rate (50)
• Sample Survey (41)
• Sampling frame (38)
• Snowball sampling (55)
• Social indicator (38)
• Target population (32)
• Targeted program (47)
• Universal program (47)

Homework: (Discussion Questions and Application Exercise)

For this Application Exercise use the needs assessment found in Israel Dunmade's (2013) "A Case Study on Needs Assessment for Sustainable Rural Development," World Environment. 3(4): 127-132.

NOTE: Submit the questions with your answers in World format as attachments to Canvas email and submit this homework - complete with APA citations and references - to the instructor by no later than 5 pm on the last day of Session 1 (as designated on the course schedule page that is linked above).