The Scottish Government

2003

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO DEFINING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
INTRODUCTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LANGUAGE
YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORT WITHIN THE SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA
THE MEANING OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
CHAPTER THREE THE ROLE OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER FOUR FORMAL EDUCATION GUIDANCE ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
SCOPE FOR EDUCATION ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO THE INSPECTION PROCESS
CHAPTER FIVE THE ROLE OF THE INFORMAL EDUCATION SECTOR IN DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT MESSAGES
CHAPTER SIX INFLUENCING ATTITUDES TO TRANSPORT AND BEHAVIOUR
INTRODUCTION
UNDERSTANDING ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR
BARRIERS TO CHANGING BEHAVIOUR
THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON ATTITUDE
PARENTAL ATTITUDES
CHAPTER SEVEN INTERVIEW FINDINGS
INTRODUCTION
AWARENESS OF ISSUES RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING
TRANSPORT WITHIN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CURRICULUM, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT IN THE CLASSROOM
TOMORROW'S ADULTS
CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER EIGHT CASE STUDY METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER NINE CASE STUDY RESULTS
RESULTS OF DISCUSSION GROUPS
QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS - SECONDARY PUPILS
CONSIDERATION BY SCHOOL
QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS - SECONDARY PARENTS
CONCLUSIONS - DEFINING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
CHAPTER TEN DISCUSSION
INTRODUCTION
THE ROLE AND INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION
PARENTAL INFLUENCE
OTHER INFLUENCES
CHAPTER ELEVEN CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
POLICY AND PROMOTION
SCHOOLS
INFLUENCING PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES
CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
REFERENCES
APPENDIX ONE FORMAL EDUCATION GUIDANCE ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
APPENDIX TWO CONSULTATION FINDINGS
APPENDIX THREE CASE STUDY SCHOOLS & DISCUSSION RESULTS
APPENDIX FOUR SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES
APPENDIX FIVE NOTE ON SCHOOL YEAR GROUPS AND AGES
APPENDIX SIX SELECTED RESOURCE LINKS

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

FIGURE 1 PROCESS OF TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE, AS IDENTIFIED BY TAPESTRY PROJECT
TABLE 1 APPROACHES FOR DEVELOPING ATTITUDES TO SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT IN CHILDREN
TABLE 2 SURVEY DESCRIPTIONS
TABLE 3 KEY BI-POLAR CONSTRUCTS IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT ALL AGE GROUPS
TABLE 4 AGE/GENDER OF RESPONSES
TABLE 5 USUAL AND PREFERRED MEANS OF SCHOOL TRAVEL
TABLE 6 PREFERRED MEANS OF FUTURE TRAVEL E.G. TO WORK
TABLE 7 PROPORTION RANKING MODES AS " COOL/ TRENDY " BY GENDER
TABLE 8 PROPORTION RANKING MODES AS NOT " COOL/ TRENDY " BY GENDER
TABLE 9 PROPORTION RANKING MODES AS "COOL/ TRENDY" BY YEAR GROUP
TABLE 10 PROPORTION RANKING MODES AS NOT " COOL/ TRENDY " BY YEAR GROUP
TABLE 11 SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON BENEFITS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, WALKING AND CYCLING
TABLE 12 HAS THIS INFORMATION HELPED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES BETTER, FOR EXAMPLE HOW WALKING IS BETTER FOR YOUR HEALTH?
TABLE 13 HAS THE INFORMATION MADE YOU CHANGE HOW YOU TRAVEL?
FIGURE 2 OVERALL RANKING OF FACTORS RELATED TO CHOICE OF JOURNEY TO SCHOOL
FIGURE 3 MEAN SCORES OF SPECIFIC STATEMENTS RELATING TO FEATURES OF TRANSPORT/TRAVEL
TABLE 14 SECONDARY SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY
TABLE 15 RANKING OF ISSUES BY SCHOOL
TABLE 16 USUAL AND PERCEIVED PREFERRED MEANS OF SCHOOL TRAVEL, BY GENDER OF CHILD
TABLE 17 REASONS FOR NON-USE OF PREFERRED MODE
TABLE 18 NUMBERS OF RESPONDENTS RECEIVING TRANSPORT CHOICE INFORMATION AND WHERE IT HAD PROMOTED CHANGE
FIGURE 4 RELATIVE RANKING OF FACTORS IMPORTANT IN PARENTS' DECISION OVER SCHOOL JOURNEY
FIGURE 5 AGREEMENT/DISAGREEMENT WITH STATEMENTS RELATING TO TRANSPORT CHOICES
TABLE 19 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD RATINGS
TABLE 20 USUAL AND PERCEIVED PREFERRED MEANS OF SCHOOL TRAVEL, BY GENDER OF CHILD
TABLE 21 NUMBERS OF RESPONDENTS RECEIVING TRANSPORT CHOICE INFORMATION AND WHERE IT HAD PROMOTED CHANGE
FIGURE 6 AGREEMENT/DISAGREEMENT WITH STATEMENT RELATING TO TRANSPORT CHOICES