Evaluation of a positive youth development program for adolescents with greater psychosocial needs: Integrated views of program implementers

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Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 1890-1900

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c   Ma, Cecilia M S ^a   Sun, Rachel C F ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents with greater psychosocial needs; Program evaluation; Project P.A.T.H.S.; Secondary data analysis; Subjective outcome evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WORKER; TEACHER; TRAINING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 78349249388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.160     Document Type: Article

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