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It's All Happening At The Zoo: Children's Environmental Learning After School, Jason A. Douglas, Cindi Katz Apr 2009

It's All Happening At The Zoo: Children's Environmental Learning After School, Jason A. Douglas, Cindi Katz

Publications and Research

Pairing dynamic out-of-school-time (OST) programs with zoos can encourage young people's relationships with and sense of responsibility for animals and the environment. The project presented in this article, Animal Rescuers, gave the authors the opportunity to examine how such a pairing can work. OST programs enable learning in settings that are generally unavailable during school time (Honig & McDonald, 2005). They provide space for collaboration among students, teachers, and others such as program visitors or outside educators. Taking advantage of the flexibility, location, and educational playfulness of an OST setting, the authors worked intensively with a small number of 10-12-year-old …


Guidelines On Writing A Successful Grant Seeking Submission, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2009

Guidelines On Writing A Successful Grant Seeking Submission, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Tender Bridge

This document provides a brief set of guidelines on how to write a successful grant seeking submission to a philanthropic organisation. It includes preparing for submission, writing a submission and what to do after the proposal is submitted.


Reactive Attachment Disorder : Implications For Counselors, Kim Rogers Jan 2009

Reactive Attachment Disorder : Implications For Counselors, Kim Rogers

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to provide background on reactive attachment disorder. Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is growing in diagnosis and yet it is one of the least researched disorders. This paper will discuss attachment theory, problems with the RAD diagnosis, interventions for mental health professionals, and future research ideas.