Citation

Doo KJ. Family and Environment Research 2006; 44(4): 75-86.

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(Copyright © 2006)

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the educational program of life safety for low grade elementary school students. The objectives of the life safety education were established, and the contents and instructions of the educational program were organized according to the needs of the 560 children and their mothers. Both experimental and control groups were evaluated before, immediately after and 3 weeks after the education in terms of knowledge about safety, attitudes and behaviors.The results of this study were as follows:1. Twelve contents for safety education consisted of safety for electronic games, playing facility, mobile exercise machines, elevator/escalators, traffic and prevention for injury, pricking/cutting, collision/fall/slippery, drowning, burning, electric shock, food toxicity and child missing/sexual harassment/kidnapping.2. The score of knowledge for safety, attitude, and behavior of the experimental group was improved after the post-tests.Thus, the educational effects were demonstrated to be significant in all evaluation sections.

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