Field Methods
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-46

Behavior Sampling and Ethnography: Complementary Methods for Understanding Home-School Connections among Latino Immigrant Families (Article)

Weisner T.* , Ryan G.W. , Reese L. , Kroesen K. , Bernheimer L. , Gallimore R.
  • a University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  • b University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  • c University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  • d Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, United States
  • e University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  • f University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

Both ethnography and experience-sampling methods (ESMs) are effective for assessing children's home activities. The authors combined them to examine home activities that were school-like, complementary to school, or unrelated to school. The activities were then related to children's school achievement in a sample of low-income Latino immigrant families and their tento eleven-year-old children at risk for low school achievement. Children reported a wide variety of types of activities in their evening routines. Children with higher school achievement were engaged in chores; homework; monitored outside activities; family social activities and hobbies; and self-directed, goal-oriented activities. Children with lower levels of school achievement tended to be engaged in more television, video games, peer and solitary play, and resting. ESMs are a valuable and effective complement to ethnographic and school achievement data in the study of home activities and home-school relationships. © 2001, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84996234540&doi=10.1177%2f1525822X0101300102&partnerID=40&md5=606dbaf6c568c3a24f8f78aa801a2bf5
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X0101300102
ISSN: 1525822X
Cited by: 19
Original Language: English