Post-lecture subjective outcome evaluation of a university subject on leadership and positive youth development in Hong Kong

Daniel T.L. Shek; Hildie Leung

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Post-lecture subjective outcome evaluation of a university subject on leadership and positive youth development in Hong Kong

Daniel T.L. Shek and Hildie Leung

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From the journal International Journal on Disability and Human Development Volume 13 Issue 4

Abstract

Post-lecture subjective outcome evaluation findings of a university subject promoting the leadership qualities and positive youth development of students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University are reported. Students were invited to respond to a 16-item post-lecture questionnaire gauging their perceptions toward the subject, lecture, and the teachers after each of the 13 lectures. Factor analysis demonstrated that three factors were abstracted from the scale, including subject attributes, lecture attributes, and teacher attributes. Normative findings showed that students had positive perceptions on each of the dimensions throughout the lectures. Multiple regression analyses revealed that subject attributes, lecture attributes, and teacher attributes predicted global evaluation of the lecture and teacher. Based on the subjective outcome evaluation findings, the present study provides further support for the effectiveness of this subject in promoting the holistic development of the students.

Keywords: Chinese; leadership; positive youth development; program evaluation; university students

Corresponding author: Daniel T.L. Shek, PhD, FHKPS, BBS, SBS, JP, Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Room HJ407, Core H, Hunghom, Hong Kong, P.R. China, E-mail: daniel.shek@polyu.edu.hk; Centre for Innovative Programmes for Adolescents and Families, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China; Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macau, P.R. China; Department of Social Work, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P.R. China; and Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kentucky Children’s Hospital, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA

Acknowledgments

The authorship of this paper is equally shared by the first author and second author. This work and the subject on “Tomorrow’s Leaders” are financially supported by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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Received: 2013-8-15

Accepted: 2013-9-11

Published Online: 2014-7-21

Published in Print: 2014-11-1

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