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Methodologies for change? A critique of applied research in children's geographies

Applied geography has a long, if contested, history in human geography. Recent debates in children's geographies have discussed the possibilities for conducting applied research with children. Drawing upon research exploring children's mobility in the UK, this paper discusses working with local transport planners as a way of conducting applied research in children's geographies. It identifies how decisions regarding who to work with (in this case local voluntary transport committees based in schools) impacts upon the possibilities for developing participatory approaches and for involving children in research. Also discussed are different methodological strategies for involving research partners in the research process. The paper contributes to wider debates within applied research by discussing how distinctions between applied, policy research and more radical, activist research are often unhelpful as research often combines elements of both.