Can outdoor activities and inquiry sessions change the travel behavior of children and their caregivers? Empirical research in public preschools in São Paulo (Brazil)

Mateus Humberto, Filipe Moura and Mariana Giannotti

Journal of Transport Geography, 2021, vol. 90, issue C

Abstract: This manuscript seeks to evaluate changes in the travel behavior of young children (5–6 y/o.) and their caregivers following the implementation of a 4-month program in public preschools in São Paulo (Brazil) with a high prevalence of low-income immigrants. The program was developed around two intervention types: i) weekly inquiry sessions about urban mobility through the Philosophy with Children approach and ii) bimonthly outdoor walking activities in the surroundings of schools. In this way, it was possible to observe positive changes in the perceptions of children's statements and in the social norms of their caregivers about transportation, as well as significant modal shifts as reported by caregivers towards sustainable mobility, which were evaluated using difference-in-differences and time-series analyses.

Keywords: Active transport; Behavior change; Early childhood; Global south; Sentiment analysis; Philosophy with children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102922

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