Tales of the unexpected: Teacher’s experiences of working with children and dogs in schools

Lewis, Helen; Godfrey, Janet Oostendorp; Knight, Cathryn

doi:10.1079/hai.2023.0040

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Tales of the unexpected: Teacher’s experiences of working with children and dogs in schools

Helen Lewis

, Janet Oostendorp Godfrey

, Cathryn Knight

Human-Animal Interactions, Volume: 11, Issue: 1

Swansea University Authors: Helen Lewis , Janet Oostendorp Godfrey

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Globally, there are a growing number of dogs in schools. Research suggests that there are potential benefits of interactions between children and dogs in educational contexts, for example in terms of social–emotional, cognitive and physical development. However, there is a lack of research examining...

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Tales of the unexpected: Teacher’s experiences of working with children and dogs in schools

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