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Funding Period: 1999-2003 States involved in project: Indiana Contact Information:Roger Tormoehlen Purdue University 1161 Agricultural Adm. Bldg West Lafayette, IN 47907-1161 Phone: 765-494-8429 Fax: (765)496-1151 E-mail: torm@purdue.edu The primary goal of this project will be to evaluate the effectiveness of interactive CD-ROM multimedia and interactive multimedia World Wide Web (WWW) programs to teach critical agricultural safety and health topics to youth in community-based settings. The selected teaching strategies will be evaluated for their effectiveness in developing beliefs, skills, and behaviors related specifically to the safe operation of agricultural tractors and machinery. The project will build upon over ten years of experience by the staff at Purdue, to incorporate innovative, electronic-based educational strategies into agricultural safety and health curricula. The following broad objectives have been established:
The specific goal and objectives cited above will enable this project to provide the following benefits:
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