Effectiveness of the tier 1 program of project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings based on the first 2 years of program implementation

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 539-547

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Objective outcome evaluation; P.A.T.H.S; Positive youth development; Randomized group trial

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DELINQUENCY; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOLISTIC CARE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; THEFT; TRAINING; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70349303216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2009.66     Document Type: Article

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