2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The Psychological Benefits of Puppy Walker Experience and Development of Animal Assisted Education Programs.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23730631
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Educational psychology
Research Institution	Teikyo University of Science & Technology
Principal Investigator	HAMANO Sayoko 帝京科学大学, こども学部, 准教授 (90413137)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	パピーウォーカー / 盲導犬 / キャリアチェンジ犬 / 動物介在教育 / ボランティア / アニマルセラピー / 犬 / 愛着
Research Abstract	The primary purpose of this study was to clarify the psychological benefits of the puppy walker experience. The secondary purpose of it was to develop animal assisted education programs. In this study, the weekend puppy walkers from the Japan guide dog association were interviewed, and the data was analyzed about the psychological benefits of the volunteer experience. Also, the possibility of carrier change dog (including guide dog of retirement) assisted education programs were considered by the expert team which this author and members of the association belong to. Based on the results, the carrier change dog assisted education programs were discussed.

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