TY - CHAP
T1 - Interim evaluation of project P.A.T.H.S. : an integration of findings based on program implementers
AU - Shek, Daniel T.L.
AU - Yu, Lu
N1 - Funding Information:
The preparation for this chapter and the Project P.A.T.H.S. were financially supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The authorship carries equally by the two authors. Address all correspondence to Daniel T.L. Shek, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong (e-mail address: daniel.shek@ polyu.edu.hk).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2013, Springer Science+Business Media Singapore.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - To understand the implementation quality of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong, interim evaluation was conducted in three consecutive years. Program implementation details in each school were collected through personal interviews, telephone interviews, and self-administered questionnaires. Using data collected from 2006 to 2009 from 378 schools based on several rating items, results showed that a high proportion of program implementers considered the program as helpful to adolescent holistic development, and that students responded positively to the program. Views toward the implementation of the Tier 1 Program were positive across different grades (Secondary 1–3), curriculum modes (full curriculum vs. core curriculum), and types of implementers (social workers vs. school teachers). The project was also well received by different stakeholders. In line with the results obtained from other evaluative methods, the present findings support the success of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in promoting the holistic development of the program participants.
AB - To understand the implementation quality of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong, interim evaluation was conducted in three consecutive years. Program implementation details in each school were collected through personal interviews, telephone interviews, and self-administered questionnaires. Using data collected from 2006 to 2009 from 378 schools based on several rating items, results showed that a high proportion of program implementers considered the program as helpful to adolescent holistic development, and that students responded positively to the program. Views toward the implementation of the Tier 1 Program were positive across different grades (Secondary 1–3), curriculum modes (full curriculum vs. core curriculum), and types of implementers (social workers vs. school teachers). The project was also well received by different stakeholders. In line with the results obtained from other evaluative methods, the present findings support the success of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in promoting the holistic development of the program participants.
KW - Core Curriculum
KW - Implementation Quality
KW - Positive Youth Development
KW - Program Implementation
KW - Program Implementer
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85013241848
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-4451-54-3_10
DO - 10.1007/978-981-4451-54-3_10
M3 - Chapter in an edited book (as author)
SN - 9789814451536
SN - 9814451533
T3 - Quality of Life in Asia
SP - 149
EP - 164
BT - Quality of Life in Asia
PB - Springer
ER -