Secondary data analyses of conclusions drawn by the program implementers of a positive youth development program in Hong Kong

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 238-249

  Siu, Andrew M H ^a   Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Positive youth development; Secondary data analysis; Subjective outcome evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE ADOLESCENT TRAINING THROUGH HOLISTIC SOCIAL PROGRAMMES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SKILL; SOCIAL WORKER;

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

MACRON;

EID: 77749328337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.1     Document Type: Article

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