- Author
- Folkman, W. S. | Taylor, J.
- Title
- Fire Prevention in California's Riverside County Headstart Project: An Evaluation.
- Coporate
- Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experimental Station, Berkeley, CA
- Report
- PSW-79, 1972, 31 p.
- Keywords
- fire prevention | education | fire behavior | children | forest fires
- Identifiers
- Headstart Project
- Abstract
- An especially designed series of fire prevention lessons were taught to preschool children in the Headstart Project in Riverside County, Californai. Their effectiveness was evaluated by observing classroom reaction and by testing the children atthe end of the year. The results suggest that this type of educational approach is feasible.