NCJ Number
60638
Date Published
1976
Length
262 pages
Annotation
THE INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL USED IN A MINI-COURSE DESIGNED FOR USE IN HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IS PRESENTED; THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL ON DRIVING SKILL IS EMPHASIZED.
Abstract
THE MINI-COURSE, AS REFLECTED IN THE MANUAL, TEACHES YOUNG PEOPLE TO AVOID TROUBLE WITH DRUNKEN DRIVING. THEREFORE, THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO REACH THE MOST ELIGIBLE POPULATION IN THE MOST ORGANIZED FASHION, AS A SUPPLEMENT TO REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUCATION. THE PRELIMINARY VERSION OF THE MANUAL WAS SYSTEMATICALLY TESTED WITH 600 STUDENTS AT 16 HIGH SCHOOLS IN SEVERAL STATES. ALTHOUGH THE MANUAL IS DEFINITIVE IN CONTENT, METHODS, AIDS, AND TIME ALLOCATIONS, IT IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE TO ADMINISTRATORS AND INSTRUCTORS FOR PRESENTING THE ESSENTIALS OF WHAT SHOULD BE KNOWN ABOUT DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED. THE COURSE IS ADAPTABLE TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE COURSE IS PLANNED FOR THREE 45-MINUTE CLASSROOM PERIODS, AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE ESTABLISHED. STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ALCOHOL IN TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND INJURIES, COMPARATIVE AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL IN COMMONLY CONSUMED BEVERAGES, EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON THE BODY AND MIND, AND MOTIVATIONS FOR THE USE OF ALCOHOL BY TEENAGERS. ATTITUDINAL OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE BELIEFS THAT NOT DRIVING AFTER DRINKING IS THE MOST DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR, THAT DRINKING TO THE LEVEL OF IMPAIRMENT IS DANGEROUS, AND THAT A PERSON'S RIGHT TO REFRAIN FROM DRINKING SHOULD BE RESPECTED. STUDENTS SHOULD INTEND TO REFRAIN FROM DRINKING WHEN IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL AND REFRAIN FROM RIDING WITH IMPAIRED DRIVERS. EACH OF THE THREE LESSONS OF THE MANUAL INCLUDES STATEMENTS OF OBJECTIVES, PRECLASS ACTIVITIES, THE INSTRUCTIONAL LESSON, INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS, READING MATERIALS, FILMS, CHARTS, AND HOMEWORK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. BECAUSE AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF THE POPULATION OVER THE AGE OF 15 DRINKS OCCASIONALLY AND DRIVERS UNDER 24 YEARS OF AGE ARE INVOLVED IN 35 PERCENT OF ALL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, THIS COURSE IS AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. APPENDIXES ARE INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL. (LWM)