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Direct linkPattnaik, Jyotsna – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
The paper intends to discuss India's humane cultural traditions and its animal protection laws, justify the current need for humane education in Indian schools and preschools, offer examples of humane education curriculum ideas, and highlight the work of animal welfare organizations in India. Since ancient times, reverence and compassion for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Animals, Consciousness Raising
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
Aguirre, Virginio; Orihuela, Agustin – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate if an educational package used for animal welfare teaching would have significant effects on the knowledge of first grade children in a rural area of Mexico. The research was conducted with 276 students in six public schools. In the experimental group, 177 children participated in a 10 week-long animal…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Animals, Rural Areas
Jalongo, Mary Renck – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Amid COVID-19, children's interactions with pet animals in the household were at times strengthened, strained, or established anew. Extensive periods of confinement made the home environment not only the site for most family activities but also the hub for children's school and many adults' work. Research on the role of pets during the pandemic…
Descriptors: Young Children, Animals, Family Environment, COVID-19
Jalongo, Mary Renck; Astorino, Terri; Bomboy, Nancy – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2004
Trained therapy dogs are becoming an increasingly common sight in many educational and health care settings. This article, coauthored by a college professor, a Therapy Dogs International, Inc., Evaluator and local program director, and a registered nurse reviews the research on using registered therapy dogs as adjuncts in school programs and…
Descriptors: Therapy, Guidelines, Hospitals, Animals
