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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Where dogs, ghosts and lions roam: Learning from mobile ethnographies on the journey from school
Children's Geographies, Volume 8, No. 2, Year 2010
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Description
This paper draws on mobility research conducted with children in three countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. It has two interlinked aims: to highlight the potential that mobile interviews can offer in research with young people, especially in research contexts where the main focus is on mobility and its impacts, and to contribute empirical evidence regarding the significance of everyday mobility to young people's lives and future life chances in sub-Saharan Africa. During the pilot phase of our research project on children, transport and mobility, the authors undertook walks home from school with teenage children1 in four different research sites: three remote rural, one peri-urban. As the children walked (usually over a distance of around 5 km) their stories of home, of school and of the environment in-between, gradually unfolded. The lived experiences narrated during these journeys offer considerable insights into the daily lives, fears and hopes of the young people concerned, and present a range of issues for further research as our study extends into its main phase. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.
Authors & Co-Authors
Porter, Gina
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Hampshire, Kate Rebecca
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Abane, Albert
Ghana, Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Munthali, Alister C.
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Robson, Elsbeth
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Mashiri, Mac
South Africa, Pretoria
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Maponya, Goodhope
South Africa, Pretoria
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Statistics
Citations: 89
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/14733281003691343
ISSN:
14733285
e-ISSN:
14733277
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Phenomenological Study
Study Locations
Ghana
Malawi
South Africa