Effectiveness of the tier 1 program of project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings based on three years of program implementation

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 1509-1519

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c   Sun, Rachel C F ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Objective outcome evaluation; P.A.T.H.S; Positive youth development; Randomized group trial

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONTROL; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HONG KONG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78349277707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.122     Document Type: Article

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