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Emotional Support Animals on Campus: A Narrative Inquiry
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Jillian Ferrell; Susan Crowley – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2025
Requests for emotional support animals (ESAs) on college and university campuses have been increasing over the years, as more and more students are presenting documentation to allow them to live with their ESA in a higher education setting that does not otherwise allow pets. Research to date has focused primarily on higher education narratives…
Descriptors: Animals, Mental Health, Emotional Response, College Students
Can a Science Café and a Concert Communicate Global Change Concepts?
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Maudlin, Lindsay C.; McNeal, Karen S. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2022
A science café and a concert with a panel discussion were held with public audiences to communicate information about global change and ecosystem soundscapes. Both events were evaluated through: (i) post-event surveys to measure global change perceptions, awareness, and attitudes; (ii) skin biosensors to measure the engagement levels of a…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Music Activities
Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in Wildlife Conservation Education
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Ballouard, Jean-Marie; Mullin, Stephen J.; Ajtic, Rastko; Brito, José Carlos; ElMouden, El Hassan; Erdogan, Mehmet; Feriche, Monica; Pleguezuelos, Juan M.; Prokop, Pavol; Sánchez, Aida; Santos, Xavier; Slimani, Tahar; Sterijovski, Bogoljub; Tomovic, Ljiljana; Usak, Muhammet; Zuffi, Marco; Bonnet, Xavier – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Questionnaires are important tools for assessing attitudes regarding conservation issues. However, they are not easily comparable and their reliability has been insufficiently assessed. We examined factors influencing responses to open- and closed-ended questions about animal conservation to more than 600 schoolchildren (9 years old on average).…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Influences, Responses, Conservation (Environment)
Connecting to Nature at the Zoo: Implications for Responding to Climate Change
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Clayton, Susan; Luebke, Jerry; Saunders, Carol; Matiasek, Jennifer; Grajal, Alejandro – Environmental Education Research, 2014
Societal response to climate change has been inadequate. A perception that the issue is both physically and temporally remote may reduce concern; concern may also be affected by the political polarization surrounding the issue in the USA. A feeling of connection to nature or to animals may increase personal relevance, and a supportive social…
Descriptors: Climate, Zoology, Recreational Facilities, Animals
Using Animal Assisted Therapy with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Art Room Setting
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Rosenburg, Karen L. – Online Submission, 2016
This case study focused on the addition of a therapy dog in an Art I level class at a public high school level that included students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The purpose of this study is to determine how Animal Assisted Therapy may benefit autism support students in the art classroom. The students participated in lessons that focused on…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Animals