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Determinants of elementary school participation in the traffic education program

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, D.; ELGNER, J.; DOLEŽALOVÁ, M.; DAŇKOVÁ, A.; POSPÍŠIL, K.

Original Title

Determinants of elementary school participation in the traffic education program

English Title

Determinants of elementary school participation in the traffic education program

Type

WoS Article

Original Abstract

This study examines the determinants of elementary school participation in a city-wide initiative aimed at improving children’s traffic safety skills through experiential learning. The analysis covers all elementary schools in the City of Brno (Czech Republic) and explores how institutional and environmental characteristics influence schools’ decisions to participate in the program. The research employs descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test of independence to identify relationships between program participation and factors such as school size, ownership, reputation, and surrounding traffic environment. The results highlight that school ownership and the involvement of management play a significant role, while the effect of the physical environment is less pronounced. Based on these findings, recommendations are formulated for municipal authorities, school management, and program coordinators to support the sustainable implementation and wider uptake of traffic education programs at the local level.

English abstract

This study examines the determinants of elementary school participation in a city-wide initiative aimed at improving children’s traffic safety skills through experiential learning. The analysis covers all elementary schools in the City of Brno (Czech Republic) and explores how institutional and environmental characteristics influence schools’ decisions to participate in the program. The research employs descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test of independence to identify relationships between program participation and factors such as school size, ownership, reputation, and surrounding traffic environment. The results highlight that school ownership and the involvement of management play a significant role, while the effect of the physical environment is less pronounced. Based on these findings, recommendations are formulated for municipal authorities, school management, and program coordinators to support the sustainable implementation and wider uptake of traffic education programs at the local level.

Keywords

Traffic education; School participation; School ownership; School leadership

Key words in English

Traffic education; School participation; School ownership; School leadership

Authors

POSPÍŠILOVÁ, D.; ELGNER, J.; DOLEŽALOVÁ, M.; DAŇKOVÁ, A.; POSPÍŠIL, K.

RIV year

2026

Released

05.12.2025

Periodical

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Volume

34

Number

11

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

11

Pages count

11

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822500449X

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/255858

BibTex

@article{BUT199826,
  author="{} and  {} and Monika {Doležalová} and  {} and Karel {Pospíšil}",
  title="Determinants of elementary school participation in the traffic education program",
  journal="Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives",
  year="2025",
  volume="34",
  number="11",
  pages="1--11",
  doi="10.1016/j.trip.2025.101770",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822500449X"
}