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Title: | Evaluation of the project pATHS in mainland China : Findings based on student diaries | Authors: | Shek, DTL Zhu, XQ Leung, JTY Lee, TY Wu, FKY |
Issue Date: | 1-May-2019 | Source: | Research on social work practice, 1 May 2019, v. 29, no. 4, p. 410-419 | Abstract: | Objectives: Based on 859 student diaries, the present study evaluated a positive youth development program entitled Tin Ka Ping (TKP) Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social programs (P.A.T.H.S.) project implemented in mainland China during the 2015-2016 academic year. Method: To understand the perceived effectiveness of the students, the study analyzed quantitative as well as qualitative data derived from the student diaries. Results: The students held very positive views toward the program and the implementers. The narratives of the students also showed that they perceived improvement in the intrapersonal, interpersonal, familial, and societal domains after joining the program. Conclusion: In conjunction with the subjective outcome evaluation findings, the present findings suggest that the TKP P.A.T.H.S. project is able to promote holistic development of secondary school students in mainland China. |
Keywords: | Reflective journal Qualitative evaluation Program evaluation Positive youth development |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Journal: | Research on social work practice | ISSN: | 1049-7315 | EISSN: | 1552-7581 | DOI: | 10.1177/1049731517745994 | Rights: | © The Author(s) 2017 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). The following publication Shek, D. T. L., Zhu, X. Q., Leung, J. T. Y., Lee, T. Y., & Wu, F. K. Y. (2019). Evaluation of the project pATHS in mainland China: Findings based on student diaries. Research On Social Work Practice, 29(4), 410-419 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731517745994 |
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