Research Article
Development of a New Curriculum in a Positive Youth Development Program: The Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
Table 3
Teaching units in relation to the 15 positive youth development constructs in the Secondary 2 curriculum.
| | Full Program | | Construct | No. | Unit name | Unit no. | No. | Unit name | Unit no. |
| | (1) Bonding (BO) |
*(1) | What Can I Do for My Family? | BO2.1 |
*(2) | Parent’s Messages | BO2.2 | | (2) Social competence (SC) |
*(3) | Who is a Hong Konger? | SC2.1 |
*(4) | A Career Rhapsody | SC2.2 | | (3) Emotional competence (EC) |
*(5) | My Soul Mate | EC2.1 |
*(6) | Reasonable Response | EC2.2 | |
*(7) | Two are Better Than One | EC2.3 |
*(8) | A Perfect Match | EC2.4 | | (4) Cognitive competence (CC) |
*(9) | Thinking Styles Unveiled | CC2.1 |
*(10) | Creator of the New Century | CC2.2 | | (5) Behavioral competence (BC) |
*(11) | Friendly Criticism? | BC2.1 |
*(12) | I Want an Apology! | BC2.2 | | (6) Moral competence (MC) |
*(13) | In the Restaurant | MC2.1 |
*(14) | Seat Fighter | MC2.2 | | (7) Self-efficacy (SE) |
*(15) | Learning Tactics | SE2.1 |
*(16) | The Warped Monster House | SE2.2 | | (8) Prosocial norms (PN) |
*(17) | Different Identities, Different Duties | PN2.1 |
*(18) | You Better Do What People Tell You? | PN2.2 | |
*(19) | Fit for What? | PN2.3 |
*(20) | Balance of Life | PN2.4 | | (9) Resilience (RE) | (21) | Survivor | RE2.1 | (22) | The Humorous Moment | RE2.2 | | (23) | The Modern Robinson | RE2.3 | (24) | Life is an Endless Challenge | RE2.4 | | (10) Self-determination (SD) | (25) | Choice: The Panorama | SD2.1 | (26) | Choice: The Pre-requisites | SD2.2 | | (11) Spirituality (SP) | (27) | Living Elsewhere | SP2.1 | (28) | Money World | SP2.2 | | (29) | To Live a Day | SP2.3 | (30) | The Beginning and the End | SP2.4 | | (12) Clear and positive identity (ID) | (31) | Life with Values | ID2.1 | (32) | My Companions | ID2.2 | | (13) Beliefs in the future (BF) | (33) | Go Ahead! | BF2.1 | (34) | Go Forward with Fun | BF2.2 | | (35) | Never Give Up! | BF2.3 | (36) | Make a Wise Change! | BF2.4 | | (14) Prosocial involvement (PI) | (37) | The Life Puzzle | PI2.1 | (38) | Help Our Community, Widen Our Horizons | PI2.2 | | (39) | The Community for Me, Me for the Community | PI2.3 | (40) | School Planting Day | PI2.4 |
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*Core program.
Note: the 15th construct of "Recognition for Positive Behavior" is used as teaching strategies and is spread over all 14 constructs.
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