Effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Preliminary objective and subjective outcome evaluation findings

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 1466-1474

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Evaluation; Objective outcome evaluation; Positive youth development; Subjective outcome evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JUVENILE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE ADOLESCENT TRAINING THROUGH HOLISTIC SOCIAL PROGRAM; RATING SCALE; TIER 1 PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS;

EID: 33751325831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2006.238     Document Type: Article

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