The Plymouth Student Scientist
Document Type
Project Article
Abstract
The area of Animal Assisted Therapy, and in particular therapy with Equines, was investigated to assess whether this sort of therapy could contribute to Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL). It was proposed that quantitative and qualitative measures would suggest an increase in social and emotional functioning following an Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL) intervention. Three ‘at-risk’ adolescent males were nominated by teaching staff to participate in a quasi-experimental research design, whereby measures were taken but no variables manipulated. Quantitative data provided weak support for the hypothesis although qualitative data suggested an improvement in functioning followed by a decline in two of the participant’s behaviour. It was concluded that EFL provided a basis for social and emotional development.
Publication Date
2010-12-01
Publication Title
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Volume
3
Issue
2
First Page
60
Last Page
91
ISSN
1754-2383
Deposit Date
May 2019
Embargo Period
2024-07-03
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/13913
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Chaplin, Dawn
(2010)
"The therapeutic effects of working with Dartmoor Ponies: a pathfinding project,"
The Plymouth Student Scientist: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/tpss/vol3/iss2/1
