An in-class, humane education program can improve young students' attitudes toward animals

Society and Animals

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-60

  Nicoll, Kate ^a   Trifone, Cindy ^a,b   Ellery Samuels, William ^c  

^a Soul Friends Inc   (United States)

^b People Animals Nature Inc

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school children; Empathy; Humane education

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40049105374     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853008X269881     Document Type: Article

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