Child development and the aims of road safety education (No.01)
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
- 1. Background
- 2. Setting objectives
- 3. Skill development in children
- 4. Developmental theorists
- 5. Rate of development
- 6. Generalisability of learning
- 7. The social context of training: interactive learning
- 8. Conclusions
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
Aims and objectives of road safety education - 1.1 Establishing objectives in road safety education
- 1.2 Formulating concrete objectives in road safety education
- 1.3 Analysing the road crossing task
- 1.4 Skill and pedestrian behaviour
- 1.5 The development of pedestrian-related skills in children
- 1.6 Can road skills be trained?
- 1.7 Characteristics of the pre-operational child
- 1.8 Conclusions
- Chapter 2
Current methods in road safety education - 2.1 Road safety education - current provision
- 2.2 Techniques of road safety education
- 2.3 Conclusions
- Chapter 3
Theories of Development - 3.1 Why is practical training effective?
- 3.2 Theories of the process of development
- 3.3 The issue of rate of development
- 3.4 The issue of domain specificity
- 3.5 Summary
- Chapter 4
Implications of developmental theory for training - 4.1 Relevance of developmental theory
- 4.2 Peer tutoring
- 4.3 Adult-led tutoring
- 4.4 Peer collaboration
- 4.5 The practicalities of interactive learning
- 4.6 Implementing interactive training strategies in the context of road safety
- 4.7 Examples of training
- 4.8 Summary
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Acknowledgements
- References

