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Marie-Pier McSween; Tasman Day; Jessica Hill; Sarah J. Wallace – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: There is increasing interest in the incorporation of animal-assisted services (AAS) in therapy for adults with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. AAS have the potential to enhance speech and language therapy engagement and outcomes. However, a greater understanding of the nature and potential benefits of these interventions…
Descriptors: Animals, Intervention, Adults, Neurological Impairments
Christine Ann Weber – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Background: Equine facilitated learning (EFL) leadership programs have recently gained recognition as a novel approach to teaching leadership but are not widely known or researched. Methods: A study was conducted from the text of 13 selected EFL leadership program websites using qualitative thematic content analysis. Program characteristics,…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Animals, Leadership Styles, Learning Strategies
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Spooner, Sarah Louise; Jensen, Eric Allen; Tracey, Louise; Marshall, Andrew Robert – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2021
Live animal shows, which combine animal facts with trained behaviours, are commonly used to engage zoo visitors globally. However, such shows have been criticised for portraying a potentially unhelpful image of 'performing animals' and have raised issues of animal welfare ethics. Little is known about the educational effectiveness of these shows.…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Animals, Recreational Facilities
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Viktoria Feucht; Paul Wilhelm Dierkes; Andreas Haeser-Kalthoff; Axel Kästner; Constanze Mager; Sören Reichhardt; Lucia Schröder; Tanja Spengler; Ina Steinert; Patrizia Ugolini; Franziska Waked; Matthias Winfried Kleespies – Environmental Education Research, 2025
Regular evaluation of environmental education is important for quality assurance and the self-assessment of educational institutions such as zoos. However, capacity is often lacking. Therefore, this study presents instruments that can be used to track the impact of educational programs on connection to nature, interest in species conservation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recreational Facilities, Demonstration Centers, Science Teaching Centers
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Pearce-Higgins, James W. – School Science Review, 2021
Biodiversity-monitoring citizen science schemes provide valuable long-term monitoring data and benefit participants. There is increasing interest in engaging young people with nature. The British Trust for Ornithology's 'What's Under Your Feet?' project shows how schoolchildren can monitor soil invertebrates. Although individual projects like this…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Science Education, Student Participation, Animals
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Kness, Andrew; Dill, Shannon; McCoy, Teresa – Journal of Extension, 2020
Plant clinics have been used as a tool to help Extension professionals diagnose crop production problems; however, limited resources have made it difficult to continue to offer in-person clinics. Using distance-learning technology, University of Maryland Extension initiated and offered to Extension professionals "virtual" plant clinics…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Web Based Instruction, Knowledge Level, Animals
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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
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Sarah Vela; Audrey Looby; Brittnie Spriel; Hailey L. Davies; Kelsie A. Murchy; Kieran Cox – OTESSA Journal, 2024
FishSounds is an online portal that provides open and user-friendly access to academic scholarship regarding the sounds made by fish species. It is the result of an international collaboration between students, scientists, and information professionals, and has become a resource used around the globe for research, education, journalism, and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Information Dissemination, Acoustics, International Cooperation
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Spooner, Sarah Louise; Jensen, Eric Allen; Tracey, Louise; Marshall, Andrew Robert – Environmental Education Research, 2019
The experience of visiting a zoo as a child can be remembered decades later and potentially influences future environmental attitudes. In light of steadily growing criticism of the ethics and value of live animal shows, some zoos are seeking alternative means of delivering 'edutainment' to a broad audience. One such alternative is through theatre.…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Recreational Facilities, Theater Arts, Teaching Methods
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Collica-Cox, Kimberly; Furst, Gennifer – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2019
With 68% of prisoners recidivating within a three year period, designing and implementing innovative programming within the corrections setting is a necessity. The transient nature of the jail population begets difficulties for its successful implementation and maintenance. Since incarcerated females represent a smaller portion of the population,…
Descriptors: Females, Institutionalized Persons, Parent Education, Correctional Education
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Hoopes, Karl H.; Osborne, Makenna – Journal of Extension, 2020
To introduce and provide equine-related activities to military personnel and their families, Utah State University Equine Extension created and implemented an effective program called Ride Utah! Equine-related activities have been shown to improve mental health and build strong family relationships in participating individuals. Ride Utah!…
Descriptors: Animals, Resilience (Psychology), Military Personnel, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Ghimouz, Rym; O'Sullivan, Siobhan; Baltatu, Ovidiu Constantin; Campos, Luciana Aparecida – Advances in Physiology Education, 2021
Active learning activities offer opportunities for medical students to facilitate the retention of knowledge and develop soft skills. We aimed to create a guide for an interdisciplinary mock trial learning activity within the medical curriculum of the College of Medicine, Anhembi Morumbi University--Laureate International Universities, Sao Paulo,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Medical Education, Medical Students
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Ferreira, Johanna G. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2020
This article reports on the perceptions of students who participated in a place-based endeavor, the "kids in parks" program, in the largest national park in South Africa. Feedback from students who participated in the program from 2011 to 2017 was analyzed to identify themes. A random sample of 350 messages from students over the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Parks, Outdoor Education, Place Based Education
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Henri, D. A.; Martinez-Levasseur, L. M.; Provencher, J. F.; Debets, C. D.; Appaqaq, M.; Houde, M. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2022
Since the 1990s, scientists and Indigenous peoples have worked together across Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homeland in Canada) to conduct research on contaminants in ringed seals ("Pusa hispida"; "natsiq," "natchiq" or [foreign characters ommitted] in Inuktut), a species of high cultural, economic and nutritional importance…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Personnel, Workshops, Outreach Programs
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Ward, Tanya; Goldingay, Sophie; Parson, Judi – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Concern has been raised recently in relation to excessive use of digital technology and the detrimental effect this has on familial relationships, well-being and development, andon people's connection with nature. This article provides a timely response to this concern by presenting the findings of a qualitative evaluation of a supported nature…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Play, Outdoor Education, Well Being
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