Traffic safety education and health promoting school: a metropolitan and rural pilot study

Traffic safety education (TSE) is an important part of a school's program; however, it competes with many other components of schooling such as literacy, numeracy and a number of health areas. Hence TSE provision in Victorian schools has been somewhat fragmented and haphazard in its delivery. This small pilot study involved two metropolitan schools which attempted to link TSE into mainstream school activities through the new Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) utilising the internationally accepted Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework. The findings of the pilot study showed that though schools face many demands, understanding and ownership of TSE is possible when administrative support, professional development and adequate planning time are made available. The report outlines several key recommendations to improve the delivery of traffic safety education in Victorian schools.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)

  Noble Park, Victoria   
• Authors:
  • St Leger, L
  • Di Pietro, G
• Publication Date: 2006-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 61p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: PP 06/03

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Children; Health; Highway safety; Rural areas; Schools; Traffic safety education; Urban areas; Vulnerable road users
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (human factors)
• Geographic Terms: Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Adolescent; Child; Health; Road safety; Road user education; Rural area; School; Urban area; Vulnerable road user
• Subject Areas: Education and Training;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01388833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 1875963480
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 1:20AM