How Animals Help Students Learn

Research and Practice for Educators and Mental-Health Professionals
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-64864-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 521 g

How Animals Help Students Learn summarizes what we know about the impact of animals in education and synthesizes the thinking of prominent leaders in research and practice. It’s a much-needed resource for mental-health and education professionals interested in incorporating animals in school-based environments, one that evaluates the efficacy of existing programs and helps move the field toward evidence-based practice. Experts from around the world provide concrete examples of how animals have been successfully incorporated into classroom settings to achieve the highest level of benefit while also ensuring the health and welfare of the students and animals involved.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gee, Nancy R.

Fine, Aubrey H.

McCardle, Peggy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: The Issues

Chapter 1. How Animals Help Children Learn: Introducing a Roadmap for Action.

Chapter 2. Animals in Education Settings – Safety for All.

Chapter 3. Legal and Policy Issues for Classrooms with Animals.

Section II: The Evidence

Chapter 4. Does Animal Presence or Interaction Impact Social and Classroom Behaviors Conducive to Student Educational Success?

Chapter 5. Do animals in the Classroom Improve Learning, Attention, or Other Aspects of Cognition?

Chapter 6. School-based Animal-Assisted Interventions for Children with Deficits in Executive Function.

Chapter 7. The Impact of Animals in Classrooms Assisting Students with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders.

Chapter 8. Companion Animals as Moderators of Stress responses: Implications for Academic Performance, Testing, and Achievement.

Chapter 9. Does Reading to a Dog Affect Reading Skills?

Chapter 10. Children’s Play, Self-regulation, and Human-Animal Interaction in Early Childhood Learning.

Section III: The Methods and Approaches

Chapter 11. Methods for Bridging Human-Animal Interactions and Education Research.

Chapter 12. Recommendations for Measuring the Impact of Animals in Education Settings.

Chapter 13. Selecting Animals for Education Environments.

Chapter 14. Caring for Classroom Pets.

Chapter 15. Creating an Atmosphere of Acceptance for HAI in Education – Future Directions.

Über Autor(innen)

Nancy R. Gee, PhD, is research manager for the Waltham research program in human-animal interaction. She is also a professor of psychology at the State University of New York, Fredonia.

Aubrey H. Fine, EdD, is professor of education in the College of Education and Integrative Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a licensed psychologist with more than 40 years of experience in animal assisted interventions.

Peggy McCardle, PhD, MPH, is president of Peggy McCardle Consulting, LLC, and an affiliated research scientist at Haskins Laboratories.