Research Article

Program Implementers' Evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings Based on Different Datasets over Time

Table 1

Description of data characteristics from 2005 to 2009.

S1S2S3
2005/2006 EIP2006/2007 FIP2007/2008 FIP2008/2009 FIP2006/2007 EIP2007/2008 FIP2008/2009 FIP2007/2008 EIP2008/2009 FIP

Total schools that joined P.A.T.H.S.522072131974919619848167
(i) 10 h program23951081042711311029104
(ii) 20 h program29112105932283881963

Tier 1 Program

Mean number of sessions of program implementation17.75 (3–50)23.55 (2–50)23.61 (5–60)23.54 (5–65)23.76 (10–40)22.81 (7–60)23.04 (4–48)24.07 (10–44)22.78 (7–66)
Number of schools incorporated into formal curriculum211011169826108993085
Number of schools incorporated into other modes3110697992388991882
Mean number of classes per school4.58 (2–7)4.66 (1–8)4.69 (1–8)4.56 (1–8)4.51 (1–7)4.62 (1–8)4.64 (1–8)4.56 (1–8)4.67 (1–8)
Mean number of students per school166.90 (37–240)172.63 (17–280)171.05 (16–267)158.78 (5–251)166.67 (32–240)170.66 (12–280)169.61 (15–263)160.58 (26–240)168.60 (28–240)
Total number of instructors419158216301458.533614861473.53441186
Mean number of teachers per school5.13 (0–17)5.47 (0–14)5.63 (0–28)5.75 (0–28)2.27 (0–6)5.59 (0–15)5.63 (0–20)2.25 (0–6)5.40 (0–20)
Mean number of social workers per school2.63 (0–8)2.13 (0–9)2.00 (0–8)1.75 (0–10)4.55 (0–12)1.97 (0–8)1.76 (0–10)4.90 (0–12)1.68 (0–7)
Total number of instructor respondents34412501324117827011781154286942
Mean number of instructor respondents per school6.62 (1–21)6.04 (1–18)6.22 (1–29)5.98 (1–24)5.51 (2–15)6.01 (1–17)5.83 (1–16)5.96 (1–18)5.64 (1–16)

S1: Secondary 1 level; S2: Secondary 2 level; S3: Secondary 3 level; EIP: Experimental Implementation Phase, FIP: Full Implementation Phase.