The longitudinal study of interactive systems

08/01/2025 | PAXIS Institute |

The study of interactive systems such as families, school classrooms, and health-care systems requires both longitudinal measurement and the consent of the people to whom the setting is home. Plans must be made not only in terms of the research methods to be used, but for maintaining the participation of staff and clients. A longitudinal study involving in-home, once-monthly observations of unstructured interactions between families and children as the children were learning to talk is described as an example of procedures developed to maintain the participation of observers and families. The success of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project in involving the community in its programs over the years is a result of recognizing that community research is in itself an interactive system to which scientists, families, and schools make equal contribution.

Citation: Hart B, Risley TR. The longitudinal study of interactive systems. Education & Treatment of Children 1989;12:347-58.

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