Social participation and independent mobility in children: The effects of two implementations of "we go to school alone"

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-25

  Prezza, Miretta ^a   Alparone, Francesca Romana ^b   Renzi, Daniela ^c   Pietrobono, Annalisa ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Evaluation; Home school journey; Independent mobility; Initiatives; Outdoor autonomy; Social participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CHILD; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROME; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 77949515017     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852350903393392     Document Type: Article

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