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Australian University Students’ Experience of Animal-Assisted Education: An Exploratory Study
AnimalsUniversity students experience poorer mental health outcomes when compared to the general population. Poor mental health has been associated with reduced wellbeing and low academic performance, resulting in higher rates of withdrawal.
Jessica Hill +5 more
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Comparing the Effect of Animal-Rearing Education in Japan with Conventional Animal-Assisted Education [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017 An increasing number of teachers are introducing animals into their class so that pupils foster cognitive, physiological, and social skills through their interaction with animals. Along with such an educational style termed animal-assisted education (AAE)
Yuka Nakajima
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Animal-Assisted Interventions and Animal Welfare—An Exploratory Survey in Germany
Animals, 2023 Background: Animals play a crucial role in social occupational fields. The positive effects of animals are described in theory and practice. However, the significance of animal welfare in animal-assisted intervention settings has not yet been extensively
Katharina Ameli +2 more
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Children, 2023 For some students, school success is not a simple matter. A growing, innovative approach that supports students’ functioning at school is programs in which animals are involved in education.
Riki Verhoeven +3 more
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Effects of Dog-Assisted Education on Physical and Communicative Skills in Children with Severe and Multiple Disabilities: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Animal-assisted interventions have shown promising benefits in different populations such as children with cerebral palsy or autism spectrum disorder. Human–animal interaction leads to different physical, cognitive, and emotional benefits in the child ...
Luis Lucio Lobato Rincón +5 more
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Tales of the unexpected: Teacher’s experiences of working with children and dogs in schools
Human-Animal Interactions, 2023 Globally, there are a growing number of dogs in schools. Research suggests that there are potential benefits of interactions between children and dogs in educational contexts, for example in terms of social–emotional, cognitive and physical development ...
Helen Lewis +2 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 Birth weight of pigs is an important economic factor in the livestock industry. The identification of the genes and variants that underlie birth weight is of great importance.
Yong Li +14 more
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Animals, 2020 Recently, animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), which are defined as psychological, educational, and rehabilitation support activities, have become widespread in different contexts.
Antonio Santaniello +5 more
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Organization of animal-assisted therapy: From voluntary activities to work of professionals [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2020 Humankind has always known about the usefulness in integration of animals for the achievement of such routine goals as hunting, household and territory protection, transportation, scouting foreign territories and materials, and overcoming physical ...
Lotko Marika
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 Background: There is empirical evidence that the presence of a companion animal can have a positive impact on performance. The available evidence can be viewed in terms of differing hypotheses that attempt to explain the mechanisms behind the positive ...
Rainer eWohlfarth +5 more
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