The effect of aviation safety education on passenger cabin safety awareness

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1337-1345

  Chang, Yu Hern ^a   Liao, Meng Yuan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ALETHEIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Aviation safety education; Behavior; Cabin safety; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AVIATION SAFETY EDUCATION; BEHAVIOR; CABIN SAFETY; KNOWLEDGE;

AVIATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EDUCATION;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TAIWAN;

EID: 69249235723     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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