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Efficacy of the "Basic RiderCourse Updated" to Prevent Crashes, Injuries, and Deaths on Public Roadways: A Kirkpatrick Evaluation
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Mayer, Levi W. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
It is unknown if basic motorcycle training prevents crashes, injuries, or deaths on public roadways. This research analyzes the participants of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's "Basic RiderCourse updated" to understand risk-taking tendencies, personal protective equipment usage, and favorability of the "Basic RiderCourse."…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Risk Management, Safety Equipment
Evaluations Backgrounder: A Summary of Formal Evaluations of Afterschool Programs' Impact on Academics, Behavior, Safety and Family Life
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Afterschool Alliance, 2015
Afterschool programs have been operating for decades in communities across the country, and federal investment in afterschool has increased dramatically since the mid-1990s. However, even more investment in the field of afterschool, which includes before school, afterschool and summer learning programs, is needed to keep up with the growing…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections. Second Edition
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Alford, Sue – Advocates for Youth, 2008
Until recently, teen pregnancy and birth rates had declined steadily in the United States in recent years. Despite these declines, the United States has the highest teen birth rate and one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among all industrialized nations. To help young people reduce their risk for pregnancy and STIs,…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Adolescents, Early Parenthood
Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections. Second Edition. Executive Summary
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Alford, Sue – Advocates for Youth, 2008
Until recently, teen pregnancy and birth rates had declined in the United States. Despite these declines, U.S. teen birth and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates remain among the highest in the industrialized world. Given the need to focus limited prevention resources on effective programs, Advocates for Youth undertook exhaustive reviews…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Adolescents, Early Parenthood
Perceived Risk and Risk Reduction Strategies in Study Abroad Programs
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Luethge, Denise J. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2004
The study abroad program (SAP) meets the criteria of a risky purchase, namely of being non-tangible, possessing hidden qualities, being expensive and cannot being able to be tested prior to purchase. In fact, SAPs may score highly on a number of risk components, especially financial risk (expensive), psychological risk (anxiety), physical risk…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Study Abroad, Anxiety, Safety
Psychological Factors in Risk Assessment and Management of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour by Men with Intellectual Disabilities
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Smith, Mark; Willner, Paul – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Aim: This study examined the responses of care managers and direct care staff to vignettes of inappropriate sexual behaviour (ISB) by a man with an intellectual disability. The aim was to identify psychological factors that influenced their assessment of risk and the perceived need for risk management strategies. Method: The vignettes varied in…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Topography, Mental Retardation, Risk Management