Mobilidades cotidianas das crianças: Combinando etnografia, GPS e tecnologias de telefone móvel em pesquisa

This article discusses the development of a mixed methods approach to the study of children’s everyday mobility. The study presented here combined ethnographic fieldwork with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology and an interactive questionnaire that the children completed via mobile phone. This methodology permitted the researchers to generate a fuller understanding of children’s everyday movements through the rich dataset documenting children’s subjective experiences, systematic observations, mapping and survey data. We conclude that the success of mixed methods research requires close cooperation through interdisciplinary dialogue and mutual engagement in and coordination of activities and perspectives.