Trying the impossible: Relatively "rapid" methods in a city-wide needs assessment

Human Organization

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 379-387

  Ervin, Alexander M ^a,b  

^a Depts Psychol Comm Hlth E

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methodology; Needs assessment; Qualitative methods; Rapid assessment; Research design; Urban anthropology; Canada

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; URBAN RESEARCH;

CANADA;

EID: 0031397936     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.56.4.l14q40gr2p054817     Document Type: Article

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