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¹Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Trent Valley Centre, University of Toronto, PO Box 719, 1994 Fisher Dr., Peterborough, Ont., Canada.

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Educational needs assessments (NAs) should incorporate cost-utility analysis for more accurate results. Integrating stakeholder preferences with costs, rather than relying on single groups, provides a more comprehensive understanding of service value.

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Area of Science:

Educational research
Library and information science
Health economics

Background:

Current educational needs assessments (NAs) often overlook cost-effectiveness.
These assessments can be unduly influenced by elite stakeholder perspectives.

Purpose of the Study:

To advocate for the adoption of a cost-utility approach in educational needs assessments.
To demonstrate the application of cost-utility analysis using data from a Canadian school district's library services NA.

Main Methods:

Surveyed eight diverse stakeholder groups to gather service preferences.
Employed a weighted analysis, using the stakeholder group as the unit, to integrate differing preferences.
Compared rankings derived from user preferences alone versus those integrating preferences with costs.

Main Results:

Needs assessments relying on a single stakeholder group can yield misleading conclusions.
A method was developed to integrate preferences from multiple, potentially disagreeing, stakeholder groups.
User preferences alone did not significantly correlate with rankings that incorporated cost considerations.

Conclusions:

Cost-utility analysis in educational needs assessments requires rigorously determined benefits and stakeholder-valued utilities.
Routine inclusion of cost considerations in educational program evaluations is essential for maximizing the potential of cost-utility analysis.
A cost-utility framework offers a more robust approach to educational needs assessment.