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Wood, Millicent A.; Churchman, David – 1988
This study examines the limited literature on zoomobile programs and suggests that remarkable uniformity exists between such variables as types and lengths of programs offered, animals used, staffing, area served, and funding. It notes a common set of problems, from practical ones such as animal stress and liability insurance, through…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
VonLintel, Jennifer; Bruneau, Laura – Journal of School Counseling, 2021
Animal-assisted interventions intentionally incorporate the power of the human-animal bond into the therapeutic process. Research findings indicate that therapy dog programs can reduce student stress and build connections within the school, strengthening student response to school-based interventions and providing a foundation to achieve a diverse…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Counseling Techniques, School Counselors
Kivlen, Christine; Chargo, Alexis; DiZazzo-Miller, Rosanne – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Animal assisted intervention (AAI) programming is becoming popular among college campuses; however, minimal literature describes the impact of AAI programming on the graduate student population. Purpose: This study aims to (1) better understand the lived experience with pets and AAI programming and (2) develop a list of factors…
Descriptors: Animals, Intervention, College Environment, Graduate Students
Carlisle, Gretchen K.; Johnson, Rebecca A.; Wang, Ze; Brosi, Timothy C.; Rife, Emily M.; Hutchison, Alisa – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
The study goal was to explore companion animal (CA) ownership in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including parents' beliefs about benefits and burdens of CAs, as well as parent stress. Participants (N = 764) completed online survey instruments anonymously. Findings revealed that parents with lower incomes perceived more…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Animals, Parent Attitudes
Novotny, Jeanne – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1989
This article outlines information which can be provided by the school nurse or health educator to help make student trips abroad healthy as well as educational. Topics covered include: food and water, traveler's diarrhea, handwashing, insect and animal bites, stress, and prior health problems. (IAH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Health Promotion
Syrnyk, Corinne; McArthur, Alisa; Zwack, Alyson; Makowsky, Meghan – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
In summer 2021, during the coronavirus pandemic, 8 parent-child dyads were recruited to participate in a pilot project to investigate the potential benefit of an at-home adaptation of an Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI) for literacy. After completing a demographic survey and the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (Cohen et al., 1983), children's reading…
Descriptors: Children, Parents, Animals, Pilot Projects
Huizink, Anja C. – European Journal of Developmental Science, 2008
The last decades, an increasing literature on prenatal influences on child behaviour, including temperament, has emerged. This review will give an overview of animal and human studies that have focused specifically on the relation between prenatal stress exposure and offspring behaviour or temperament in early life. The concept and assessment of…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Child Behavior, Research
Bianca Rimbach – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how elementary school teachers in Germany described their experience with movement method with respect to students' mental health and stress levels. The theoretical framework was Ryan and Deci's self-determination theory. The two research questions were: How did elementary school…
Descriptors: Movement Education, Stress Management, Mental Health, Elementary School Students
Margolis, Amy E.; Greenwood, Paige; Dranovsky, Alex; Rauh, Virginia – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2023
Children from economically disadvantaged communities have a disproportionate risk of exposure to chemicals, social stress, and learning difficulties. Although animal models and epidemiologic studies link exposures and neurodevelopment, little focus has been paid to academic outcomes in environmental health studies. Similarly, in the educational…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Hazardous Materials, Learning Problems, At Risk Persons
Dudley, Cara; Knight, Denise – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2023
Therapy dogs positively impact students mental and emotional well-being, which can improve the student's academic performance. Therapy dogs can reduce stress and anxiety levels, which leads to better concentration and improved learning outcomes. Canines can also help improve social skills and behavior, which fosters a more productive classroom…
Descriptors: Therapy, Animals, Mental Health, Well Being
Jalongo, Mary Renck; Guth, Lorraine J. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Increasing numbers of young children are experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues that require support in addition to that typically provided by family members and teachers. The services of professional counselors can be particularly useful when children need help adjusting to and coping with various stressors and situations. Many school…
Descriptors: Animals, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Services, Therapy
Tseng, Angela – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Autism-Assistance Dogs (AADs) are highly-skilled service animals trained primarily to ensure the safety of an autistic child by preventing elopement and mitigating 'meltdowns'. Although anecdotal accounts and case-studies have indicated that AADs confer benefits above and beyond safety, empirical support anchored in validated clinical, behavioral,…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Animals, Disabilities
Wijker, Carolien; Leontjevas, Ruslan; Spek, Annelies; Enders-Slegers, Marie-Jose – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Effective treatments of highly prevalent stress-related outcomes such as depression and anxiety are understudied in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A randomized controlled trial with baseline, post-intervention, and 10-week follow-up, that explores the effects of animal assisted therapy (AAT) was conducted. In total, 53 adults with ASD…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Adults, Autism
Kras, Nicole – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Ecotherapy-based experiences have been shown to provide multiple benefits such as improved cognitive functioning, increased overall well-being and improved mental and physical health. Few, if any studies have considered the benefits of providing these types of experiences for urban community college students. This pilot study introduces an eco-art…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Areas, Two Year College Students, Workshops
Gee, Nancy R.; Griffin, James A.; McCardle, Peggy – AERA Open, 2017
The involvement of animals is almost commonplace in many schools, although actual data documenting the extent and nature of human-animal interaction (HAI) in these settings are sparse. We provide an overview of the existing research and argue that the inclusion of animals in classroom settings can have an indirect effect on learning by directly…
Descriptors: Animals, Interaction, Educational Research, Social Development