Navarro, Jessica L. and Stephens, Christina and Rodrigues, Blenda C. and Walker, Indya A. and Cook, Olivia and O'Toole, Leah and Hayes, Noírín and Tudge, Jonathan R. H. (2022) Bored of the rings: Methodological and analytic approaches to operationalizing Bronfenbrenner's PPCT model in research practice. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 14 (2). pp. 233-253. ISSN 1756-2570

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Abstract

Bronfenbrenner's ecological (and later bioecological) theory has been a mainstay in the theoretical wheelhouse of developmental and family sciences since its inception in the 1970s. However, few studies accurately operationalize Bronfenbrenner's process-person-context-time (PPCT) research model. The aim of this paper is to provide a practical guide to the design, implementation, and analysis of PPCT research studies. Using recent qualitative and quantitative publications from developmental and family science journals, we illustrate how his theory can be operationalized simply and effectively in 21st-century research. The eight studies, three qualitative and five quantitative, feature participants from Chile, China, South Africa, Turkey, and the United States.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	bioecological theory; Bronfenbrenner; developmental theory; ecological theory; PPCT; proximal process; systems theory;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education
Item ID:	18686
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12459
Depositing User:	Leah O'Toole
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2024 11:43
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Family Theory & Review
Publisher:	Wiley
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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