“Follow the Dog”: Using the Go-Along Method in Research on Training and Working with Guide Dogs for People with Visual Impairment

Kamil Pietrowiak

doi:10.18778/1733-8069.20.2.04

Autor

Kamil Pietrowiak University of Gdańsk, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7690-7811

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8069.20.2.04

Słowa kluczowe:

metoda go-along, pies przewodnik, niepełnosprawność wzroku, badania nad niepełnosprawnością, badania nad zwierzętami

Abstrakt

Szkolenie i praca z psem przewodnikiem odbywają się w znacznej mierze w ruchu, w przestrzeni publicznej, w drodze do następnego celu. Wolontariusze wychowujący szczeniaki, trenerzy oraz osoby z niepełnosprawnością wzroku przemierzają z psem wiele kilometrów, ucząc się siebie nawzajem i wchodząc w interakcje z różnymi elementami otoczenia. Metoda go-along, stosowana przez socjologów, etnografów i geografów badających współzależność ruchu, przestrzeni, percepcji, codziennych praktyk i strategii, stwarza możliwość zrozumienia dynamiki tak ukierunkowanej międzygatunkowej współpracy. Artykuł omawia zastosowanie tej metody w projekcie etnograficznym dotyczącym różnych etapów szkolenia psów przewodników dla osób z niepełnosprawnością wzroku, w tym jej przydatność w badaniu werbalnej i niewerbalnej komunikacji między uczestnikami tego procesu. Oprócz tego autor przybliża założenia, aspekty praktyczne i ograniczenia związane z wykorzystaniem metody go-along, w tym dylematy etyczne dotyczące rejestracji i prezentacji danych.

Pobrania

Brak dostępnych danych do wyświetlenia.

Biogram autora

Kamil Pietrowiak - University of Gdańsk, Poland

PhD, ethnographer, cultural anthropologist. He works at the Institute of Anthropology, University of Gdańsk. His research interests are related to disability studies, especially perspectives of visually impaired people, methodology, and the ethics of qualitative research. He conducts various workshops concerning senses, disability, and integration. He participates in non-academic research for cultural institutions, NGOs, and companies.

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