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davcllopment (m 199Bs; HoWs. 19.97; Sedkk. 19.97). Inding sxb
pdilkd Ehange is another purpose of a needa aesesm~nl. The purpo~e behind
this M y's was to incraasa ammmas of aboriginal ntudml mads, dasuibe
wmntAb~W@nal support servicas acrwp lhe oxintry and pmvide the
perspadivaa cdthe M and -1s sst
aarvicer acrwp the nalion for Abwiginal peoples.
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gubs pnning; ia a multi-face(ed data gathaer; a public and conscious activity:
edwonal and is vahm laden (Kuh. 19.92). Each needs asMssmsnt begins
with w n g research qwshs rvhich the needs aglasment is lo answar
and identifying the target populalion (Befkowih. 1998a). S u m am a form of
primary dm, which am used to g alherim on Hw tatgel popumn. The
size of the population (e.g., a whob mmmunity w a subpopuletbn in the
mmmunity)andthescopeofthe~q~mareinfiuencsdby~
(adon such as finandal and time raourcas (Be-, t996b). The resub d
wrveyrehaarcham~lo~totheer$nt~Ware~miIsMeand
can be raadily undemxd by others (~svhl Plabc. O m , & Persky. 19.92). AI
ofltme mmponsnlr had bsen cMlridsred in ttn, design and implomenlation of
this sW.
Mile needs auresMentr rsfiect the nmds of s m , needs
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