Qualitative Evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: An Integration of Findings Based on Program Implementers

Table 1

Description of data characteristics from 2005–2009.

	2005/06 (EIP-S1)	2006/07 (FIP-S1)	2007/08 (FIP-S2)	2007/08 (EIP-S3)	2008/09 (FIP-S3)
Total schools that joined P.A.T.H.S.	52	207	196	48	167
(i) 10-hour program	23	95	113	29	104
(ii) 20-hour program	29	112	83	19	63
Total schools that joined this study	5	9	9	3	10
(i) 10-hour program	1	2	2	0	3
(ii) 20-hour program	4	7	7	3	7
(a) No. of schools incorporated into formal curriculum	3	5	8	3	7
(b) No. of schools incorporated into form teacher lessons or using other mode	2	4	1	0	3
Average no. of classes per school	5 (5)	4.9 (3–6)	4.9 (3–6)	4.75 (4–6)	4.6 (4–6)
No. of instructor focus groups	5	9	9	3	10
Total instructor respondents	38	61	23	13	42
(i) Teachers	27	54	15	8	34
(ii) Social workers	11	7	8	5	8
Average no. of respondents per group	7.6 (3–12)	6.8 (2–14)	2.6 (1–5)	4.3 (2–8)	4.2 (2–6)

Note: EIP: experimental implementation phase; FIP: full implementation phase; S1: secondary 1 level; S2: secondary 2 level; S3: secondary 3 level.