Using drawings to assess self-animal perceptions

Anthrozoos

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-139

  Smith, Martin H ^a   Meehan, Cheryl L ^a   Enfield, Richard P ^b   Castori, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Assessment; Child animal relationships; Children; Drawings; Humane education; Perception

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 29544433935     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279305785594199     Document Type: Article

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