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KMID : 0858820100270010049
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2010 Volume.27 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.60
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The Effectiveness of a Participatory Road Traffic Safety Education Program for the Elementary School Students
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Shon Ju-Hyun
Lee Myung-Sun
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of participatory road safety education program for the lower grade in elementary schools. This program was developed based on the Activated Health Education model.
Methods: Study design was compromise experimental group pre-post design. 456 students in 8 schools were nonrandomly assigned to study group(n=224) or control(n=232). The students finished self-administered questionnaire before and after education. Collected data was analyzed by using the SPSS.
Results: 1. The common relevant factors in road safety knowledge and attitude were ‘"residential state’" and ‘"experience of traffic accident’". 2. The knowledge showed that the case and control scored at 6.48 and 6.41 points before. After this intervention, the case and control scored at 8.38 and 6.51. The difference of the case was significant(p＜0.001). 3. The attitude showed that the case and control scored at 19.67 and 19.63 before. After this, the case and control scored at 19.86 and 19.63. The difference of the case was significant(p＜0.05).
Conclusion: In order to implement the road safety education, children"s socio-demographic characteristics were considered. Because this education was effective in both improving knowledge and attitude and bringing interest, various participatory program will be applied in road safety education for children.
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KEYWORD
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Road Traffic Safety, Participatory Education Program, AHE Model, Elementary School, Safety Education Intervention
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