Abstract
The Tin Ka Ping P.A.T.H.S. Project is a large-scale curricula-based positive youth development (PYD) program aiming to promote holistic development among adolescents in mainland China. In view of the great success in the full implementation phase between the academic year of 2015 and 2018, a new phase of "Building the 'Tin' Homeland Together" has been embarked afterward. In the present chapter we evaluated the effectiveness of the Tin Ka Ping P.A.T.H.S. Project on the program participants through the perspectives of program implementers in individual interviews. The results showed that the implementers in general perceived the program as useful and practical for students in terms of their developments in intrapersonal (e.g., self-confidence), interpersonal (e.g., bonding) and academic (e.g., promoted engagement and motivation) fields. The implications of present findings to the future development of PYD in mainland China are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Positive Youth Development |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Tin Ka Ping P.A.T.H.S. Project in Mainland China |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Pages | 61-85 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798886973242 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9798886972825 |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Oct 2022 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine