title: Training evaluation of the Secondary 3 Training Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong.
abstract: A total of 235 participants from 48 schools participated in a 3-day training program designed to train teachers and social workers to implement the Secondary 3 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong. At the end of the training program, participants were invited to respond to a structured subjective outcome evaluation questionnaire containing 31 items. The findings revealed that most of the respondents had very positive perceptions about the training program and the instructors. The present evaluation findings are consistent with the subjective outcome evaluation findings in Secondary 1 and Secondary 2 Training Programs, which revealed the training program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. generated positive reactions, enhanced learning, and desired behavioral changes in the program participants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong, PR China. daniel.shek@polyu.edu.hk
authors.forename: Daniel T L
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Shek
authors.forename: Yammy L Y
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D004517:Education, Professional; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012940:Social Problems / Q000517:prevention & control*