Qualitative Evaluation of the Project PATHS: Findings Based on Focus Groups with Student Participants

被引：5
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作者：
Shek, Daniel T. L. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Ng, Catalina S. M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Appl Social Sci, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] E China Normal Univ, Dept Sociol, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China
[3] Kiang Wu Nursing Coll Macau, Macau, Peoples R China
来源：
THESCIENTIFICWORLDJOURNAL | 2009年 / 9卷
关键词：
focus groups; adolescents; qualitative evaluation; positive youth development program; HONG-KONG; PROGRAM; PERCEPTIONS; POPULATIONS; CHILDREN; ABUSE; TOOL;
D O I：
10.1100/tsw.2009.59
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
This paper reports a qualitative evaluation study conducted to explore the perceptions of students who joined the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. A total of 92 students were randomly selected to participate in 10 focus groups, which provided qualitative data for the study. With specific focus on how the informants described the program, the descriptors used were primarily positive; the metaphors named by the informants that could stand for the program were basically positive. Program participants also perceived the program to be beneficial in different psychosocial domains. The present study lends further support to the effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in promoting holistic development in Chinese adolescents.
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页码：691 / 703
页数：13
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