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Conducting the Needs Assessment #6: Phase 2—Assessment

Matt Benge and


Release Date: 8/2/2023

Reviewed At: 8/4/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-wc435-2023

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Abstract

This is the sixth publication in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series. The assessment phase puts the management plan from the pre-assessment into action to determine the needs of your community. The assessment phase compares the “what is” of the issues to the vision of the “what should be” to understand the magnitude of the needs and their causes (Witkin & Altschuld, 1995).

About this Publication

This document is AEC774, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. Original publication date August 2023. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Benge, M., & Turner, S. (2023). Conducting the Needs Assessment #6: Phase 2 – Assessment. EDIS, 2023(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc435-2023

Authors

Matt Benge
Matt Benge
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, Extension education, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Savanna Turner
Savanna Turner

alumnus, Ph.D., UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Publication #AEC774

Peer Reviewed
Academic