"When educational systems have to decide on which critical areas the resources should be concentrated, a needs assessment study is useful. An adequate assessment of educational needs thus provides a solid foundation for planning and development. This paper discusses the theoretical aspects implied in the concept of 'needs assessment' and attempts to establish the components of a need assessment model. A Component Check-List is developed as a tool for analysing models of needs assessment. Nine models are analyzed and the paper concludes with a review of those models"--Abstract. / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Instructional Design and Development Program in partial fulfillment of the preliminary examination procedures for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy." / "May, 1974." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-60).

"The purpose for presenting this paper is to give a comprehensive and extensive report of the industries of this extreme northwest Florida County, and to show how the natural resources of the area have been responsible for drawing the industries to Escambia County and keeping them"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1949." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts under Plan II." / Advisor: H. W. Dean, Professor Directing Paper.

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Based on the consideration of variation in diet habits and food sources among respondents, two different FFQs- FFQ-BS and FFQ-HK---were developed for use in the two mainland cities and in Hong Kong. / Developing and validating new dietary assessment methods such as food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) is necessary for the Chinese population. China has conducted 4 nation-wide nutrition and health surveys since 1959. However, a brief semi-quantitative FFQ was not used until in the 2002 Chinese Nutrition and Health Survey. Meanwhile, the telephone interview is a very practical and respected tool, making surveys more rapid and cost-effective and adopted in many health surveys in other countries, but yet not in China. Under these circumstances the author chose the development of these dietary assessment methods for the Chinese population as the research interest. / For the FFQ-BS, paired t-tests showed that the mean daily calcium intake was 591.7 mg measured by the FFQ-BS and 582.9 mg by 24-hour recall (P=0.6), with no significant difference found. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) / Paired-sample t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficients, Intraclass Correlation Coefficients and Bland-Altman measure of Agreement were used in the agreement assessments. / The overall goal of this study was to identify, test, and evaluate valid, reliable food frequency and telephone methods of collecting and processing Chinese dietary intake information, and analyze and disseminate survey results. / The subjects were 334 healthy women aged 20--49, recruited from Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong during June--July 2002. Three dietary intake survey waves one month apart were conducted by trained interviewers using a calcium-specific FFQ. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups, with each receiving either a telephone or in-person interview during the first wave interview. The randomization allowed a cross-over design through the three interview waves. The 50% of subjects (n=171) receiving the in-person interview first additionally was administered a 24-hour dietary recall interview following each FFQ. / The validity of the FFQs was assessed by comparing results with those of 3-day dietary recalls as a reference method, and the reliability assessment was performed by comparing two administrations of FFQs. / We attempted to reach the above goal by carrying out a comprehensive dietary survey comparing two administration modes (telephone and in-person) and two dietary intake assessment tools (FFQ and 24-hour recall). / by Li Ying. / "May 2005." / Adviser: Georgia S. Guldan. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-01, Section: B, page: 0186. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-158). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.

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Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-23).

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 125 p. : ill., maps. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-82).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 143 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-127).