EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES. ROAD USERS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY

Road safety education plays an increasing part in a systematic approach to road accident prevention. This is probably due to the realization that human error is an important contributory factor in accident causation. Road safety education can potentially reduce the probability of these human errors by influencing the road user by changing his perceptions, awareness, attitudes, skills and behaviour. This paper discusses the major questions which arise in conjunction with the planning, execution and application of evaluation studies of road safety education programmes. In particular the following questions are examined: (1) what are the benefits and objectives of evaluation studies? (2) what types of evaluation studies are available? (3) can the questions considered informative be answered solely through empirical research? (4) what scientific exactitude is necessary for empirical evaluation studies? (5) what are the criteria to be used in determining the scientific exactitude of such studies? (6) should summing up evaluation be carried out in each case? (7) which concealed reasons for evaluation can turn such studies into dubious undertakings? (8) what can be done when the results of summing up evaluations do not meet expectations? (9) how much leeway does one have in deciding upon a course of action if the results of a summing up evaluation are not AS Expected? And (10) can results of summative evaluations be available too late? (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Van Ggorcum & Comp BV

  P.O. Box 43
  Assen,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • HEINRICH, H C
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 105-15
• Serial:
  • Publication of: VAN GORCUM & COMP BV
  • Publisher: Van Ggorcum & Comp BV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Evaluation; Human factors; Prevention; Safety; Safety education; Travelers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; User behavior
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 2284: Education; 5911: Efficiency; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2257: Human factor; 2229: Perception; 6534: Probability; 8573: Publicity; 1755: Road user; 1665: Safety; 2205: Skill (road user); 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470440
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-232-2316-0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM