Subjective outcome evaluation of the project P.A.T.H.S: Descriptive profiles and correlates

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 211-223

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b   Yu, Lu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Hong Kong; Positive youth development program; Subject outcome evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; POSITIVE ADOLESCENT TRAINING THROUGH HOLISTIC SOCIAL PROGRAMMES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; SUBJECTIVE OUTCOME EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HONG KONG; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77749316147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.23     Document Type: Article

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