TY - BOOK ID - 21605404 TI - Development and evaluation of positive adolescent training through holistic social programs (P.A.T.H.S.) AU - Shek, Daniel T. L. AU - Sun, Rachel C. F. PY - 2013 VL - v. 3 SN - 22110550 SN - 9814451541 9814451533 981456091X PB - Singapore : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Youth development KW - School improvement programs KW - Evaluation research (Social action programs) KW - Evaluation of social action programs KW - Evaluative research (Social action programs) KW - Improvement programs, School KW - Instructional improvement programs KW - Programs, School improvement KW - School self-improvement programs KW - Development, Youth KW - Youth KW - Development KW - Psychology. KW - Child psychology. KW - School psychology. KW - Psychology KW - Psychological measurement. KW - Personality. KW - Social psychology. KW - Cognitive psychology. KW - Positive psychology. KW - Positive Psychology. KW - Child and School Psychology. KW - Personality and Social Psychology. KW - Cognitive Psychology. KW - Psychological Methods/Evaluation. KW - Methodology. KW - Psychology, Cognitive KW - Cognitive science KW - Mass psychology KW - Psychology, Social KW - Human ecology KW - Social groups KW - Sociology KW - Personal identity KW - Personality psychology KW - Personality theory KW - Personality traits KW - Personology KW - Traits, Personality KW - Individuality KW - Persons KW - Self KW - Temperament KW - Measurement, Mental KW - Measurement, Psychological KW - Psychological measurement KW - Psychological scaling KW - Psychological statistics KW - Psychometry (Psychophysics) KW - Scaling, Psychological KW - Psychological tests KW - Scaling (Social sciences) KW - Psychology, School KW - Psychology, Applied KW - Behavior, Child KW - Child behavior KW - Child study KW - Children KW - Pediatric psychology KW - Psychology, Child KW - Child development KW - Developmental psychology KW - Child psychiatry KW - Child rearing KW - Educational psychology KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Mental philosophy KW - Mind KW - Science, Mental KW - Human biology KW - Philosophy KW - Soul KW - Mental health KW - Measurement KW - Scaling KW - Methodology KW - Evaluation KW - Social action KW - Social sciences KW - Social service KW - School management and organization KW - Developmental psychobiology KW - Research KW - Developmental psychology. KW - Consciousness. KW - Psychological tests and testing. KW - Apperception KW - Mind and body KW - Perception KW - Spirit KW - Development (Psychology) KW - Life cycle, Human KW - Psychology—Methodology. KW - School Psychology. KW - Difference (Psychology). KW - Personality and Differential Psychology. KW - Psychological Methods. KW - Differential psychology KW - Psychology, Differential KW - Differentiation (Developmental psychology) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:21605404 AB - This book outlines the development, implementation and evaluation of a project entitled "P.A.T.H.S. to Adulthood: A Jockey Club Youth Enhancement Scheme," with P.A.T.H.S. denoting Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social programmes. This pioneer project was conducted in Hong Kong between 2005 and 2012 with more than 210,000 participants. Its goal was to help students meet various challenges in their path to adulthood, with a focus on their psychosocial competencies, developmental assets and the promotion of healthy peer relationships. The project was initiated by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust in collaboration with the Government’s Social Welfare Department, Education Bureau and five universities in Hong Kong. Edited by the researchers of the project, Development and Evaluation of Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs explores the nature of positive youth development (PYD), the application of PYD constructs to youth programs and implementation issues. Using multiple strategies, the book evaluates the overall effectiveness of the P.A.T.H.S. school-based program and reveals that stakeholders had positive perceptions of the project, its implementers and benefits. Students in the program showed better positive development and displayed lower levels of substance abuse and delinquent behavior than students in the control schools. The book also details lessons learned, emergent issues, future directions as well as insights into the development of positive youth development programs particularly in Chinese communities. Development and Evaluation of Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs will appeal to all educators, administrators, psychologists, social workers and allied profeesionals looking to promote whole-person development in their students, especially those with in interest in education in China. ER -