title: Qualitative evaluation of the Secondary 3 Training Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong.
abstract: A total of 907 participants from 31 training workshops joined a 3-day training program of the P.A.T.H.S. Project (Secondary 3 Program) in Hong Kong. At the end of a training workshop, participants were invited to respond to a questionnaire assessing what they had learned and experienced in the training workshop, with 31 structured items and two open-ended questions. Qualitative analyses of the participants' responses to the two open-ended questions showed that the participants generally had positive evaluation of the instructors, intervention program, and the training program, although some suggestions for improvements were noted. In conjunction with the quantitative evaluation findings and the previous evaluation findings, the present study provides support for the effectiveness of the training program for Secondary 3 Program for the potential program implementers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong, P.R. China. daniel.shek@polyu.edu.hk
authors.forename: Daniel T L
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Shek
authors.forename: Chitat
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D004517:Education, Professional; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012940:Social Problems / Q000517:prevention & control*