Evaluating the effectiveness of a road safety education intervention for pre-drivers: An application of the theory of planned behaviour

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-181

  Poulter, Damian R ^a   McKenna, Frank P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AWARENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; SAFETY;

EID: 77952950061     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466509X468421     Document Type: Article

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