Needs Assessment of Women Working in Local Learning Centers: An Emphasis on Educational, Occupational and Life Skills

This study aims at identifying the educational needs of women working in local learning centers which include teaching skills, educational media and basic skills (occupational and life skills). This is an applied research and descriptive-survey method is used. To collect the data three different questionnaires and interview were used. 88 women working in these centers were investigated in this study. To analyze the data, ANOVA, F-test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used. Results of the first stage revealed that these women needed educational programs, educational facilities, and appropriate educational places. The results of the second stage revealed that these women didn’t have the required skills for teaching. They also didn’t have any skills concerning the use of educational facilities and tools, and if they had a higher degree and more experience, they would have had more skills in teaching. The results of the third stage obtained from the Delphi method, revealed that the educational skills of these women included the skills concerning the methods of teaching, educational designing and using educational tools.