GUIDELINES FOR A K-12 TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION CURRICULUM. VOLUME I: PROCEDURES AND FINDINGS

The aim of this project was to recommend content and instructional approach guidelines for a K through 12 traffic safety education curriculum. The specific project requirements were to identify: (1) content requirements for a curriculum; (2) developmental capabilities of school-age children; (3) the most suitable approach for teaching traffic safety to specific ages of learners; and (4) issues affecting implementation, evaluation and research of K-12 traffic safety education programs. In addition, an advisory panel of traffic safety, education and child development experts were consulted to review this project's content and instructional approach recommendations. Documents included in this volume served as the foundation for the recommended curriculum guidelines. Contained in this volume are the following: description of the procedures followed in completing the work requirements, which includes discussion of implementation, evaluation and research needs; review of the literature on the types of traffic accidents in which school-age children and adolescents are most frequently involved; review of the literature on primary prevention programs in alcohol abuse; review of the literature on the perceptual, motor, cognitive and social capabilities of school-age children; and results of a review of instructional objectives by a panel of traffic safety experts. The recommended content and instructional approach guidelines for a traffic safety curriculum are contained in Volume II.

• Corporate Authors:

  Creative Associates, Incorporated

  3201 New Mexico Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20016

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lockett, D W
  • Wyron, R C
• Publication Date: 1983-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 256 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curricula; Guidelines; School children; Traffic safety education
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386016
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., HS-806 448
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-81-C-07394
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM