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Research & Evaluation Documents
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Bibliographies
Annotated Bibliography of Research Relevant to Humane Education—Vol. 1
Annotated Bibliography of Research Relevant to Humane Education—Vol. 2
KIND News Teacher Surveys
Program Assessment
Evaluation instruments developed for NAHEE by the Western Institute for Research and Evaluation can be used in evaluating humane education programs or materials at the kindergarten through sixth-grade levels. Instructions for administering and scoring the tests are included.
Attitude Scales-measure children's attitudes toward animals and animal treatment.
Situational Tests of Humane Responses (SIT)—measure children's intended behavior toward animals.
Attitude Transfer Scales(ATS)—measure child-to-child kindness and compassion.
Research in Review
Animals in the Classroom: The Debate Continues
Approaches to Humane Education: Can Television Make a Difference?
Assessing the Education Impact of Zoos
Children's Attitudes Toward Farm Animals
Classroom Management and the Teacher's Pet
Developing Humane Attitudes: What Does Research Tell Us?
Differences Between Boys' and Girls' Attitudes Toward Animals
Dog Bites: An Issue of Public Health and Education
Extending Humaneness from Animals to People: A Look at the Transference Theory
Humane Eduction: The Status of Current Research and Knowledge
Kindness and Compassion: Convincing the Boys
Kindess to People and Animals: Are the Two Connected?
Results and Implications of NAHEE's Humane Education Evaluation Project
The Socialization and Development of Empathy and Prosocial Behavior
Tales as Tools of the the Trade
Television and Humane Education
What Can Humane Educatoin Research Do for You?