Adolescence : positive youth development programs in Chinese communities / Daniel T. L. Shek [and three others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shek, Daniel T. L., editor.

Series:

Pediatrics, child and adolescent health.

Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health

Standardized Title:

Adolescence (Nova Science Publishers)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth development--China.

At-risk youth--China.

Youth--China--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using the experience from the United States on positive youth development, researchers in Hong Kong developed the Project P.A.T.H.S., trained the potential program implementers and evaluated the developed programs. Because of the overwhelming success of the project in Hong Kong, the project was piloted in mainland China for several years. This project (supported by the Tin Ka Ping Foundation) was piloted in four cities in East China (Shanghai, Suzhou, Changzhou and Yangzhou) from 2011 to 2014. In this book, we present the training program in mainland China and also a leadership project for university students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The chapters underscore the importance of evaluation, and we hope that the findings will motivate university teachers and others to utilize positive youth development principles within and outside of Hong Kong.

Contents:

ADOLESCENCE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN CHINESE COMMUNITIES ; ADOLESCENCE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN CHINESE COMMUNITIES ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; Chapter 1 CHINESE COMMUNITIES AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMEN; INTRODUCTION ; REFERENCES ; SECTION ONE: COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS ; Chapter 2 POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG: SUBJECTIVE OUTCOME EVALUATION ; INTRODUCTION ; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES

Chapter 3 POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN HONG KONG: VIEWS OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTERS INTRODUCTION ; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 STUDENT PERCEPTION OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM; INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS ; Effect of grade, program approach, and participant types on subjective outcome evaluation; Predictors of perceived program effectiveness ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 5 ADOLESCENTS WITH GREATER PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS: EVALUATION BASED ON THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTERS ; INTRODUCTION ; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS

DISCUSSIONACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES ; Chapter 6 TRAINING PROGRAM ON POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOR MAINLAND CHINA; INTRODUCTION ; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 7 POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA: EVALUATION OF A TRAINING PROGRAM; INTRODUCTION ; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 8 EFFECTIVENESS OF A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTERS ; INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; APPENDIX ; REFERENCES

Chapter 9 EVALUATION OF FOUR TRAINING PROGRAMS IN MAINLAND CHINA INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; APPENDIX; REFERENCES ; Chapter 10 STUDENT SERVICE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: SUBJECTIVE OUTCOME EVALUATION; INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY ; Instruments ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 11 SERVICE LEADERSHIP COURSE IN MAINLAND CHINA: AN EVALUATION ; INTRODUCTION ; OUR STUDY ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 12 A NEW GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN HONG KONG: THE VIEW OF THE TEACHERS ; INTRODUCTION

OUR STUDY FINDINGS ; Teachers' views on contents of GUR; Teachers' views on teaching and learning of GUR ; Teachers' views of the evaluation system of GUR ; Teachers' perceived benefits of GUR ; Teachers' perceived challenges in GUR implementation ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 13 EXPERIENCE FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS IN A UNIVERSITY IN HONG KONG ; INTRODUCTION ; OUR STUDY ; Subjective outcome evaluation (students' feedback questionnaire, SFQ)

Qualitative evaluation (student focus groups and student qualitative evaluation sheet)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-677-X