This diploma thesis deals with the use of canistherapy in the special education practise. It records the development, methods, forms and type sof canistherapy, included risks and benefits of this psychoterapeutic method. The research parts maps the relationship between the education of dog handlers and the quality of their fieldwork.

Studiens syfte utgår ifrån hur hunden kan vara till stöd för att motivera barns lust till lärande, synliggöra skillnader mellan utbildningar, samt lyfta fram hur utbildning kring HAP ser ut för hundekipage. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats med motivationsteorier som utgångspunkt i bearbetning och analys av resultat. Den valda metoden har utgått från halvstrukturerade intervjuer som har genomförts med tre hundekipageutbildare och tre hundförare i Mellansverige. Baserat på tidigare forskning, motivationsteori och studiens resultat kan vi påvisa att hunden i prestations- och inlärningssituationer påverkar främst motivation och tro på den egna självförmågan. Både resultat och tidigare forskning påvisar dessutom att HAP kan bidra till bättre skolklimat där lärande blir till något lustfyllt. Det i sig påverkar barnets inre och yttre motivation att lära sig nya och svårare saker vilket i förlängningen leder till ökad måluppfyllelse. Vi kan även se utifrån resultatet att HAP bidrar till att barn utvecklar sina färdigheter inom kommunikation, samspel och motorik, när barnet rör sig och leker tillsammans med hunden. Med andra ord påvisas bättre arbetsförmåga och högre prestationsförmåga i närvaron av en hund.  Forskning som vi använt oss av har främst riktat sig mot skolan. Dock är vår rådande uppfattning att detta koncept är användbart också i förskolan. Utifrån resultatet kan vi se att HAP med stor sannolikhet skulle kunna bidra till att barn utvecklar sina färdigheter och förmågor inom kommunikation, samspel och motorik i förskolan. Även om förskolans undervisning inte nödvändigtvis fokuserar på att mäta kunskaper som skolan gör, så finns det utrymme att hävda att hunden kan vara till hjälp också inom ramen för förskolans lärområden.

Zootherapy is a method based on a positive interaction between animals and humans. The contact with animals has proved good in the treatment of attention and communication disorders, in ill people, in psychiatric patients, the elderly, the sensory, mentally or physically disabled people, but also in healthy individuals. The methods used are Animal Assisted Activities (AAA), Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) and Animal Assisted Education (AAE). Zootherapy in educational institutions has a positive impact on social relationships and learning, developing vocabulary, memory, emotions, it helps enhance self-reliance and it also has effect on physical condition of a child. The objective of this study was to survey the ways of zootherapy utilization in educational institutions in the České Budějovice region. The method of quantitative research was used to achieve the aims. Data were collected by the technique of participating observation, semi-standardized interview, documents analysis and photo-documentation. By the pilot research 9 facilities were chosen. The results have shown that the most frequently used animals are dogs and horses. Most often, zootherapy is carried out by attending the AAA program. The AAE method is not much used, although educational institutions that are involved. Zootherapy is predominantly practiced in people with disabilities. The most professionally developed technique is canistherapy. Zootherapy is provided on a regular basis. Funding is supported by grants, projects, subsidies, sponsors, parents. Educational institutions personnel have little knowledge of zootherapy. Legislature is executed mainly by a contract between the facility and the providing organization. The research outcomes suggest the following hypotheses: H 1: ``The only zootherapy provider in educational institutions within the České Budějovice region are the o.s. Hafík, o.s. Koníček and o.s. Arpida.`` H 2: ``Educational institutions in the České Budějovice region do not have conditions for the resident form of zootherapy.{\crqq} The thesis may serve as a resource for professionals, zootherapists, but also for the general public. All the information is arranged into the register of ways of using zootherapy in educational institutions.

本論文では、ヒューマン・サービス分野における動物介在プログラムの組織的機能を多角的に評価し、動物介在プログラムを導入することの意義について論じている。 / This paper discusses the significance of introducing Animal Assisted Program by multilaterally evaluating the organizational function of Animal Assisted Program at the field of Human Service. / 博士(政策科学) / Doctor of Philosophy in Policy and Management / 同志社大学 / Doshisha University

This thesis deals with the subject of keeping and using animals in primary schools. The theoretical part of this thesis reviews various scientific studies into the impact of animals on pupils during education and the possible benefits of animal breeding in schools. Furthermore, the conditions for safe breeding and the most frequently kept animals in schools are discussed as well as the risks and difficulties that their breeding and daily maintenance brings. Moreover, it discusses the need to evaluate the welfare of school animals and legislative precautions on the subject in the Czech Republic. The practical part of this thesis details investigations into the number of Prague primary schools where animals were kept in the school year 2017/2018. Through interviewing a representative sample of schools, it was found that 37 % of Prague's primary schools kept an animal. Furthermore, the different species of animals kept in the schools, their location within the schools, the person bearing responsibility for the animals and the usage and the frequency of it within the curriculum were studied. It was found that 52 % of teachers do not use the school animal more often than once a month. Another subject of the research was to find out the reasons for the absence of animals in schools; 92 % of respondents...