Subjective outcome evaluation of the project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings based on the perspective of the program implementers (secondary 1 program)

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 201-210

  Tsang, Sandra K M ^a   Hui, Eadaoin K P ^a   Shek, Daniel T L ^b,c,d   Law, Bella C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Positive adolescent training; Program evaluation; Program implementers; Student development; Subjective outcome evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE ADOLESCENT TRAINING THROUGH HOLISTIC SOCIAL PROGRAMMES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL; STUDENT T TEST; SUBJECTIVE OUTCOME EVALUATION;

EID: 77749344535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.22     Document Type: Article

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