---
_id: '54479'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: <jats:p>Animal-assisted pedagogy is well known in classroom practice, but
    scientific evidence of its impact on teaching and learning conditions is still
    lacking. At the same time, the biggest challenge in education systems worldwide
    is the social inclusion of students. In a pre–post design, 30 heterogeneous students
    (16 f/14 m) from four different school classes (grades 5–8) of two secondary schools
    and one grammar school were interviewed (in a problem-centered interview) about
    their social inclusion and their social climate in class before and after being
    taught selected subjects with a school dog for one school term. At the second
    measurement point, participants were also asked about their perception of animal-assisted
    pedagogy. The qualitative data analysis (Kuckartz) showed that the presence of
    a dog leads to an improved social climate, more social integration and to a change
    in social roles; therefore, we discussed our findings in the context of role theory
    (Krappmann). In addition, we found that the mutual perception of the other students
    and the teacher changes to a more positive and friendlier image. Through animal-assisted
    pedagogy, a new social role is added to the classroom, where caring and bonding
    are prioritized. Social interaction and norms are influenced and stereotypical
    and individual roles can be changed. Therefore, animal-assisted pedagogy can be
    key to promoting social inclusion in the school environment.</jats:p>
author:
- first_name: Mona Maria
  full_name: Mombeck, Mona Maria
  id: '29268'
  last_name: Mombeck
- first_name: Timm
  full_name: Albers, Timm
  last_name: Albers
citation:
  ama: Mombeck MM, Albers T. The Impact of a School Dog on Children’s Social Inclusion
    and Social Climate in Class. <i>European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology
    and Education</i>. 2023;14(1):1-17. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010001">10.3390/ejihpe14010001</a>
  apa: Mombeck, M. M., &#38; Albers, T. (2023). The Impact of a School Dog on Children’s
    Social Inclusion and Social Climate in Class. <i>European Journal of Investigation
    in Health, Psychology and Education</i>, <i>14</i>(1), 1–17. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010001">https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010001</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Mombeck_Albers_2023, title={The Impact of a School Dog on Children’s
    Social Inclusion and Social Climate in Class}, volume={14}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010001">10.3390/ejihpe14010001</a>},
    number={1}, journal={European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and
    Education}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Mombeck, Mona Maria and Albers, Timm},
    year={2023}, pages={1–17} }'
  chicago: 'Mombeck, Mona Maria, and Timm Albers. “The Impact of a School Dog on Children’s
    Social Inclusion and Social Climate in Class.” <i>European Journal of Investigation
    in Health, Psychology and Education</i> 14, no. 1 (2023): 1–17. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010001">https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010001</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. M. Mombeck and T. Albers, “The Impact of a School Dog on Children’s Social
    Inclusion and Social Climate in Class,” <i>European Journal of Investigation in
    Health, Psychology and Education</i>, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1–17, 2023, doi: <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010001">10.3390/ejihpe14010001</a>.'
  mla: Mombeck, Mona Maria, and Timm Albers. “The Impact of a School Dog on Children’s
    Social Inclusion and Social Climate in Class.” <i>European Journal of Investigation
    in Health, Psychology and Education</i>, vol. 14, no. 1, MDPI AG, 2023, pp. 1–17,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14010001">10.3390/ejihpe14010001</a>.
  short: M.M. Mombeck, T. Albers, European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology
    and Education 14 (2023) 1–17.
date_created: 2024-05-28T08:25:29Z
date_updated: 2026-01-20T15:16:30Z
doi: 10.3390/ejihpe14010001
intvolume: '        14'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
page: 1-17
publication: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2254-9625
publication_status: published
publisher: MDPI AG
status: public
title: The Impact of a School Dog on Children’s Social Inclusion and Social Climate
  in Class
type: journal_article
user_id: '29268'
volume: 14
year: '2023'
...