Law Ben M F, Shek Daniel T L
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2012;2012:736730. doi: 10.1100/2012/736730. Epub 2012 May 22.
There are only a few process evaluation studies on positive youth development programs, particularly in the Chinese context. This study aims to examine the quality of implementation of a positive youth development program (the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes) and investigate the relationships among program adherence, process factors, implementation quality, and perceived program success. Process evaluation of 97 classroom-based teaching units was conducted in 62 schools from 2005 to 2009. Findings based on different cohorts generally showed that there were high overall program adherence and implementation quality. Program adherence and implementation process were highly correlated with quality and success of the program. Multiple regression analyses further showed that both implementation process and program adherence are significant predictors of program quality and success. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
关于青少年积极发展项目的过程评估研究较少，尤其是在中国背景下。本研究旨在考察一个青少年积极发展项目（“成长的天空”计划：透过全方位社会服务的青少年正面成长计划）的实施质量，并探究项目依从性、过程因素、实施质量与项目成功感知之间的关系。2005年至2009年期间，对62所学校的97个课堂教学单元进行了过程评估。基于不同队列的研究结果总体显示，项目总体依从性和实施质量较高。项目依从性和实施过程与项目质量和成功高度相关。多元回归分析进一步表明，实施过程和项目依从性都是项目质量和成功的重要预测因素。文中讨论了研究结果的理论和实践意义。
