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Direct linkJalongo, Mary Renck; Permenter, Faithe A.; Conrad, Kristina – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
A facility dog in a school is a comparatively recent category of working dog. These dogs typically are trained at the assistance, or service dog, level and are thoroughly prepared for their role. The school facility dog accompanies an owner/handler, who is a professional employee of the school, to work on a regular basis. Research on human-canine…
Descriptors: Animals, Interaction, Young Children, Program Effectiveness
Download full textMalinich, Timothy J.; Kowalski, Jacqueline; Behnke, Charles – Journal of Extension, 2021
A diagnostic walkabout (DW) is an in-field diagnostic training program for professionals in the green industry (greenhouse, landscape, nursery, and turf businesses). DWs have been scheduled annually since 2002 and are easily replicable, fee-based programs that provide cost recovery. DWs also serve as a mentoring program for new Extension…
Descriptors: Horticulture, Training, Professional Training, Extension Education
Harris, Nicole M.; Binfet, John-Tyler – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
This study explored children's perceptions of a canine-assisted social-emotional learning program developed within the framework of a canine therapy program at a mid-sized Canadian university. Data collection made use of interviews, field notes, and observations. Children (N = 8, 5-11 years) from an after-school program participated in a six-week…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, After School Programs, Animals, Social Emotional Learning
Eckes, Alexander; Großmann, Nadine; Wilde, Matthias – Research in Science Education, 2020
The transition from elementary school to the upper grades can lead to ambiguous feelings toward the new, male teachers. This study investigated whether collaborative animal care in biology lessons affects students' feelings of relatedness toward their biology teachers positively during the first year after the school transition. Four hundred…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Teacher Characteristics, Science Teachers, Biology
Williams, Heather P. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2021
Background: This study considers the use of animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), specifically horses, in an educational setting, which has received minimal attention in the human-animal interaction research. Purpose: The study sought to understand perceptions of students in an educational leadership preparation program as they participated in…
Descriptors: Animals, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes
Pressick-Kilborn, Kimberley; Prescott, Anne – Teaching Science, 2017
A pedagogical innovation was collaboratively designed, implemented and evaluated in the context of a school-university partnership. The innovation had a dual purpose: 1) to provide an opportunity for primary pre-service teachers to develop their understanding and experience of teaching "design and produce" processes (working…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
