Development of a positive youth development subject in a university context in Hong Kong

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-179

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c,d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit bearing subject; Leadership; Positive youth development; Psychosocial competencies; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 84871426405     PISSN: 21910367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijdhd-2012-0036     Document Type: Review

References (31)

1. Business Dictionary. Accessed 17 June 2011. URL: http://www. businessdictionary.com/definition/service-industry.html.
2. Census and Statistics Department. Gross domestic product - second quarter 2011. Accessed 17 June 2011. URL: http://www.statistics.gov. hk/publication/stat-report/national-income-bop/B10300012011QQ02B0100.pdf.
3. Census and Statistics Department. Gross domestic product - fourth quarter 2001. Accessed 17 June 2011. URL: http://www.statistics.gov. hk/publication/stat-report/national-income-bop/B10300012001QQ04B0100.pdf.
4. Government of the HKSAR. Half-yearly economic report 2011. Accessed 17 June 2011. URL: http://www.statistics.gov. hk/publication/econ-analysis/ B6XX00012011QQ18E0100.pdf.
5. The 2010-11 Policy Address. Accessed 17 June 2011. URL: http://www.policyaddress.gov. hk/10-11/eng/pdf/policy.pdf.
6. Shek DT. Social stress in Hong Kong. In: Estes J, editor. Social development index. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2005:167-81.
7. Wong JG, Cheung EP, Chan KK, Ma KK, Tang SW. Web-based survey of depression, anxiety and stress in first-year tertiary education students in Hong Kong. Aust NZ J Psychiatr 2006;40:777-82. (Pubitemid 44145221)
8. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Annual Report of the General Health Questionnaire (2007-08). Student Affairs Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2007.
9. Hong Kong Tertiary Institutions Health Care Working Group. Research showed that roughly half of university students in Hong Kong have anxiety problems (Press Release). Hong Kong: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 2007.
10. Weissberg RP, O'Brien MU. What works in school-based social and emotional learning programs for positive youth development. Ann Am Acad Pol Soc Sci 2004;591:86-97. (Pubitemid 38023885)
11. Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. Accessed 17 June 2011. URL: http://casel.org/.
12. Sun RC, Shek DT. Life satisfaction, positive youth development, and problem behavior among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. Soc Indic Res 2010;95:455-74.
13. Crosby J. The most important course in the university. J Coll Character 2007;9:1-10.
14. Palmer PJ. Transforming teaching and learning in higher education: an interview with Parker J. Palmer. Spirituality Higher Educ Newsletter 2009;5:1-9.
15. Shek DT. Nurturing holistic development of university students in Hong Kong: where are we and where should we go? Scientific World Journal 2010;10:563-75.
16. Shek DT, Wong KK. Do adolescent developmental issues disappear overnight? Reflections about holistic development in university students. Scientific World Journal 2011;11:353-61.
17. Mowbray CT, Megivern D, Mandiberg JM, Strauss S, Stein CH, Collins K, et al. Campus mental health services: recommendations for change. Am J Orthopsychiatry 2006;76:226-37. (Pubitemid 43864760)
18. Loeb PR. Generation at the crossroads: apathy and action on the American campus. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1994.
19. Shek DT, Sun RC. Promoting psychosocial competencies in university students: evaluation based on a one group pretest-posttest design. Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2012;11:229-34.
20. Shek DT, Sun RC. Promoting leadership and intrapersonal competence in university students: what can we learn from Hong Kong? Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2012;11:221-28.
21. Shek DT, Sun RC. Process evaluation of a positive youth development course in a university setting in Hong Kong. Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2012;11:235-41.
22. Shek DT, Sun RC. Qualitative evaluation of a positive youth development course in a university setting in Hong Kong. Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2012;11:243-48.
23. Shek DT, Ng CS, Tsui PF. Qualitative evaluation of the Project P. A. T. H. S.: findings based on focus groups. Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2010;9:307-13.
24. Shek DT, Ma CM, Tang CY. Predictors of subjective outcome evaluation findings in a positive youth development program in Hong Kong. Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2011;10:249-55.
25. Shek DT. Using students' weekly diaries to evaluate positive youth development programs: are findings based on multiple studies consistent? Soc Indic Res 2010;95:475-87.
26. Shek DT, Sun RC. Subjective outcome evaluation based on secondary data analyses: the Project P. A. T. H. S. in Hong Kong. Scientific World Journal 2010;10:224-37.
27. Shek DT. Quantitative evaluation of the training program of the Project P. A. T. H. S. in Hong Kong. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2010;21:425-35.
28. Shek DT, Yu L. Prevention of adolescent problem behavior: longitudinal impact of the Project P. A. T. H. S. in Hong Kong. Scientific World Journal 2011;11:546-67.
29. Shek DT, Sun RC. Secondary data analyses of subjective outcome evaluation findings of the Project P. A. T. H. S. in Hong Kong. Scientific World Journal 2010;10:2101-11.
30. Shek DT, Ma CM. Impact of the Project P. A. T. H. S. in the junior secondary school years: individual growth curve analyses. Scientific World Journal 2011;11:253-66.
31. Lewis HR. Excellence without a soul: how a great university forgot education. New York: Public Affairs Publishing, 2006.