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Learning From Animals: Models For Studying Physiology And Disease, W. Jean Dodds
Learning From Animals: Models For Studying Physiology And Disease, W. Jean Dodds
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Animals can serve as valuable educational tools for elementary and high school students. By teaching young people reverence for all forms of life at an early age, it is possible to instill in them a proper perspective concerning the welfare and humane stewardship of animals. Exemplary subjects include the various aspects of evolutionary and embryological development; normal physiological processes, the mechanisms and pathology of naturally occurring infectious, metabolic, genetic and neoplastic diseases and aging; and an appreciation of the inevitability of death. Such studies can serve as learning models for students because these processes parallel or closely resemble those of …
Understanding And Attitudes Derived From The Use Of Animals In Schools, Peter J. Kelly
Understanding And Attitudes Derived From The Use Of Animals In Schools, Peter J. Kelly
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A general review of the variety of activities involving the direct use of animals which are undertaken in secondary schools. An assessment is made of their value (positive and negative) in terms of knowledge and attitudes (including ethics) which are, or might be, derived from them. Alternative methods also are reviewed with an assessment of their value in relation to live animal studies.