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Volume 18 (3)
Volume 18, Issue 3, Summer 1998 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1998; 18(3):179-184
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Terry F. Hatch, MD Thomas G. Pearson, EdD A b s t r a c t Environmental scanning refers to the many methods and resources that continuing professional educators use to assess their internal and external surroundings and the forces at work within the health, social, and political contexts to help them to identify current and potential learning needs. This article describes the general techniques and sources available for environmental scanning, the advantages and disadvantages of scanning, a checklist for evaluating the quality and usefulness of documents that might be used, and a perspective on the ethics of scanning. Scanning provides a practical and systematic means of using data that is available to improve the continuing professional education effort. Keywords: Environment; Equalitative Studies; Learning Needs; Needs Assessment; Platforming; Professional Continuing Education; Strategic Planning |
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