期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2015
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：1-17
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：This paper provides an understanding of the travel modes choices of school children in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. The changes in the morphology of the city, location of educational institutions and the transportation of school children is critical for the urban planning and transport sector; yet not adequately explored. Through a survey carried out in the metropolis in 2012, this study presents an analysis of the factors shaping school travel modes among school children in both private and public schools. In all 304 pupils were surveyed through quota sampling to know the differing modes usedfor the school travel in the metropolis and complemented with questionnaires to parents / guardians of the selected pupils.Findings from the study revealed that private school children relied extensively on motorised transportmodes as compared to non-motorised modes in public schools; parental influence and level of spatial interaction were also identified as influential factors. The need for a concerted stakeholder policy strategy for a convenient, safe and effective transport was suggested as crucial for improving school based trips and educational improvement in the metropolis.
