Using students' weekly diaries to evaluate positive youth development programs: Are findings based on multiple studies consistent?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 475-487

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Positive youth development; Qualitative evaluation; Weekly diaries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 75749087943     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9532-8     Document Type: Article

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