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Increasing children’s participation in African transport planning: reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project

Porter, Gina; Abane, Albert

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Albert Abane



Abstract

This paper examines the potential for applying child-centred research methodologies which involve children doing their own research (with adult facilitators) within a transport and mobility context in West Africa. Relatively little attention has been paid to the transport needs of the poor and powerless within African transport policy and planning: the specifics of children and young people's transport and mobility needs are essentially unknown and unconsidered. Using evidence from a small pilot study in Ghana, we reflect on both the opportunities and the challenges of work in this field. Although the paper is focused on the specific issues raised by child-centred research, it raises broader questions regarding the potential for research partnerships with vulnerable groups and, more specifically, the challenges of developing more collaborative research processes within transport studies, where technical priorities still regularly triumph over social concerns.

Citation

Porter, G., & Abane, A. (2008). Increasing children’s participation in African transport planning: reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project. Children's Geographies, 6(2), 151-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733280801963086

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 30, 2008
Deposit Date Jul 4, 2008
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Children's Geographies
Print ISSN 1473-3285
Electronic ISSN 1473-3277
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Issue 2
Pages 151-167
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14733280801963086
Keywords Child-centred research, Participation, Transport, Ghana, Africa, Methodology.

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