A visual ethnographic pilot study of school travel for families living with childhood disability |
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| Authors: | Timothy Ross Ronald Buliung Anne Murphy Andrew Howard |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canadatim.ross@mail.utoronto.ca;3. Department of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada;4. Division of Orthopaedics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada;5. Departments of Surgery &6. Health Policy and Management &7. Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTChildren’s school transport has become a major research focus over the past 20 years, particularly within the fields of planning, transport geography, and children’s geographies. However, this work has rarely considered children living with disability. This article presents the pilot component of a visual ethnographic study about school transport within families living with childhood disability. It explains why we piloted the study, details the pilot process, and presents lessons learned from piloting the study with two families of children living with different mobility needs. The lessons largely concern the design of interview guides and the interviewing process, as well as the development of an adaptive photo kit to enable children’s independent participation. The article shows how piloting qualitative studies, particularly those involving disabled children, can be invaluable in terms of improving data collection technologies and logistics, as well as enabling inclusive participation. |
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| Keywords: | School transportation pilot study photovoice ethnography childhood disability |
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