The Social Welfare Practice and Research Center at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Abstract

Research Programs in the CenterThere are five regular research programs in the SWPRC. These include the (a

Subjective Outcome Evaluation and Factors Related to Perceived Effectiveness of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong

“…Fourth, the current finding may reflect the fact that adolescents like to spend leisure time with peers rather than their parents or teachers. As suggested by Shek and Ma [33], adolescents' relationship with parents become tense as they seek more independence and when peer influence becomes increasingly prominent. Adolescents' desire to associate with peers leads them to spend more time with peers than with parents in leisure activities [34].…”

Twenty Years of Publishing Research on Social Work Practice

“…All in all, a remarkably diverse array of topics, reflective of course, of the broad-ranging scope of social work itself. We have also solicited and published over a dozen descriptive articles on the scope and operation of research centers around the world affiliated with social work academic programs (e.g., Choi, Choi, & Kim, 2009;Shek, 2009;Winokur, Valentine, & Drendel, 2009). And, sadly, we have produced various festshrift to mark the retirement (e.g., Elsie Pinkston, Edwin J. Thomas) or death (e.g., Walter Hudson, William Reid) of distinguished colleagues.…”