A community approach to road safety education using practical training methods : the Drumchapel project
Department for Transport (Funder); (1997) A community approach to road safety education using practical training methods : the Drumchapel project. [Report]
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Abstract
Research shows that practical training methods, in which children receive guided experience of solving traffic problems in realistic traffic situations, are amongst the most effective in improving children's pedestrian competence. However, practical training is both time consuming and labour intensive, making it difficult to capitalise on the strengths of the method. The report describes a solution to this problem by adopting a community participation approach in which local volunteers carried out all roadside training, working in co-operation with schools and project staff. The project took place in an area of Glasgow known for its exceptionally high child pedestrian accident rate.
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Thomson, James A.
Item type: Report ID code: 18700 Dates: DateEvent1997PublishedKeywords: road safety, accidents, road safety education, safety training, Transportation and Communications, Psychology, Child Health. Child health services, Social Sciences(all), Psychology(all) Subjects: Social Sciences > Transportation and Communications
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology
Medicine > Pediatrics > Child Health. Child health servicesDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Psychological Science and Health > Psychology Depositing user: Miss Lisa McWhinnie Date deposited: 09 Apr 2010 14:32 Last modified: 07 Apr 2021 00:53 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/18700