Educational Possibilities of Keeping Goats in Elementary Schools in Japan.
Educational Possibilities of Keeping Goats in Elementary Schools in Japan.
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DOI：
10.3389/fvets.2016.00118
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Watanabe G
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文献类型：
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作者：
Koda N;Kutsumi S;Hirose T;Watanabe G
许多日本小学出于教育目的饲养小动物，其影响和挑战已得到调查。尽管山羊是日本人熟悉的中型动物，但关于在学校饲养山羊的实际研究却很少。这项研究调查了在小学饲养山羊的影响和挑战，并讨论了其教育可能性。对城区6所小学饲养山羊的11名工作人员进行半结构化访谈调查。他们描述了饲养山羊的好处、问题和技巧。还对这些学校中的日常人与山羊互动进行了参与者观察。结果表明，所有六个年级的孩子都能够照顾山羊。山羊被用于各种学校科目和活动。孩子们通过饲养山羊，培养了对山羊的感情，尊重生物的态度，增强了责任感，增强了人际交往能力。通过山羊饲养方面的合作，学校、家长和社区之间的联系更加紧密。人们对儿童与山羊互动时受伤的风险存在一些担忧。其他挑战包括假期照顾山羊的负担以及对生病或受伤时的治疗知识不足。结果表明，与在小学饲养小动物相关的好处和挑战相似，尽管学校饲养山羊的责任和负担比小动物更大，因为山羊体型较大，而且孩子们在提供照顾时需要考虑山羊的内心状态并与他人合作。同时，山羊极大地激发了孩子们的兴趣、合作和同理心。山羊可以扩大受教育机会，并对儿童发展带来许多积极影响。
Many Japanese elementary schools keep small animals for educational purposes, and the effects and challenges have been investigated. Although goats are medium-sized animals that are familiar to Japanese, few practical studies have been conducted on keeping goats in schools. This study investigated the effects and challenges of keeping goats in elementary schools and discussed its educational possibilities. A semi-structured interview survey was conducted with 11 personnel that were responsible for keeping goats in 6 elementary schools in urban areas. They described benefits, problems, and tips related to keeping goats. Participant observation was also conducted on daily human–goat interactions in these schools. The results indicated that children in all six grades were able to care for goats. Goats were used for various school subjects and activities. As a result of keeping goats, children developed affection for them, attitude of respect for living things, greater sense of responsibility, and enhanced interpersonal interactional skills. Stronger ties between the schools and parents and community were developed through cooperation in goat-keeping. Some anxieties existed about the risk of injury to children when interacting with goats. Other challenges included the burden of taking care of the goats on holidays and insufficient knowledge about treatment in case of their illness or injury. The results suggested similarities to the benefits and challenges associated with keeping small animals in elementary schools, although the responsibility and the burden on the schools were greater for keeping goats than small animals because of their larger size and the need for children to consider the goats’ inner state and to cooperate with others when providing care. At the same time, goats greatly stimulated interest, cooperation, and empathy in children. Goats can expand educational opportunities and bring about many positive effects on child development.
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DOI：
10.1073/pnas.091591198
发表时间：
2001-05-08
影响因子：
11.1
作者：
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通讯作者：
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DOI：
10.5713/ajas.14.0693
发表时间：
2015-03-01
期刊：
ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
2.5
作者：
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影响因子：
2.3
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
8.8
作者：
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