How animals help students learn : research and practice for educators and mental-health professionals / edited by Nancy R. Gee, Aubrey H. Fine, and Peggy McCardle.

Other author Gee, Nancy R., editor.
Other author Fine, Aubrey H., editor.
Other author McCardle, Peggy D. editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Copyright Date©2017
Descriptionxxii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Foreword : familiar yet different : human-animal interaction and education research / Gerald E. Sroufe -- Section I : The issues. How animals help children learn : introducing a roadmap for action / Aubrey H. Fine and Nancy R. Gee -- Animals in education settings : safety for all / Kerstin Meints [and 3 others] -- Legal and policy issues for classrooms with animals / Rebecca J. Huss and Aubrey H. Fine -- Section II : The evidence. Does animal presence or interaction impact social and classroom behaviors conducive to student educational success? / Patricia Pendry, Alexa M. Carr, and Jaymie L. Vandagriff -- Do animals in the classroom improve learning, attention, or other aspects of cognition? / Karin Hediger, Nancy R. Gee, and James A. Griffin -- School-based animal-assisted interventions for children with deficits in executive function / Sabrina E.B. Schuck and Aubrey H. Fine -- The impact of animals in classrooms assisting students with autism and other developmental disorders / Marguerite E. O'Haire and Robin L. Gabriels -- Companion animals as moderators of stress responses : implications for academic performance, testing, and achievement / Erika Friedmann and Nancy R. Gee -- Does reading to a dog affect reading skills? / Andrea Beetz and Peggy McCardle -- Children's play, self-regulation, and human-animal interaction in early childhood learning / Vinaya Rajan [and 3 others] -- Section III : The methods and approaches. Methods for bridging human-animal intereactions and education research / Carol McDonald Connor and Harold Herzog -- Recommendations for measuring the impact of animals in education settings / Nancy R. Gee and Alexis N.W. Schulenburg -- Selecting animals for education environments / Maureen MacNamara and Evan MacLean -- Caring for classroom pets / Nancy R. Gee [and 5 others] -- Creating an atmosphere of acceptance for HAI in education -- future directions / Nancy R. Gee [and 3 others].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016045302
ISBN9781138648647 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN1138648647 hardcover alkaline paper
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