Developing safe route planing strategies in young child pedestrians
Thomson, James A. (1997) Developing safe route planing strategies in young child pedestrians. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 18 (2). pp. 271-281. ISSN 0193-3973 (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0193-3973(97)90041-1)
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Abstract
This paper identifies deficiencies in young children's route planning strategies in traffic contexts and reviews intervention programs relating to this ability. Evidence concerning age-related changes shows that only a small proportion of children aged 5 years are able to construct safe routes to a destination, with the proportion increasing steadily through the middle childhood years. Intervention programs utilizing pre-test/post-test comparisons and no-treatment controls show that 5-year-olds' abilities can be improved dramatically. Longer term stability of such improvements is also assessed. Intervention programs tailored for use with groups of young children and for use by parents from socio-economically deprived areas of Glasgow, Scotland, are also evaluated.
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Item type: Article ID code: 18660 Dates: DateEvent30 April 1997PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Transportation and Communications
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > PsychologyDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Psychology Depositing user: Miss Lisa McWhinnie Date deposited: 09 Apr 2010 15:08 Last modified: 17 Jul 2024 01:06 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/18660