Promoting Awareness: Traffic Education Strategies Aimed at Children.
Name: BEATRIZ MAGRI TOMASI
Publication date: 20/12/2024
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| DANIEL NASCIMENTO E SILVA | Examinador Externo |
| MARISON LUIZ SOARES | Presidente |
| ROQUEMAR DE LIMA BALDAM | Examinador Interno |
| THALMO DE PAIVA COELHO JUNIOR | Examinador Interno |
Summary: Actions to prevent traffic incidents are significant topics in public management,
requiring investments in multiple areas. Among these, it is essential to highlight infrastructure
measures, effective enforcement of traffic laws, and, most importantly, educational actions.
The challenge is that all these actions are complex and costly. Since the Federal Highway
Police is part of the National Traffic System, it needs to enhance and invest in both
enforcement and education for safer roads. Given the challenges that hinder the continuity
and reach of educational actions with children, the main objective is to explore the specific
work of traffic education carried out by the Federal Highway Police, in order to identify
challenges and support the development of more effective practices for raising children's
awareness about traffic. Theoretically, beyond traffic legislation itself, this research is
supported by the fact that early childhood education plays a fundamental role in developing
social, emotional, and cognitive skills, making it essential to target efforts toward this group.
Another important point is traffic incident data, affecting thousands of people each year. In
terms of methods and procedures, the research is both quantitative and qualitative,
involving the collection, classification, and analysis of materials already used in traffic
education by the Federal Highway Police, as well as the collection and analysis of internal
data and the application of a questionnaire with experts in the field. The results include the
categorization of previously used materials, evaluation of their acceptance, ease of use, and
level of awareness generated, along with additional suggestions and identification of
challenges and deficiencies in the area. Based on these results, a technical/technological
product was developed: a portal that provides educational materials, including audiovisual
resources, educational games, and printed materials, among others, for use in early
childhood traffic education.
