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The present study presents a study carried out with children inserted in a host institution in the city of Rio Grande / RS, in which we sought to understand the perceptions of these subjects about the family, institution and school microsystems. As a theoretical-methodological contribution, the bioecological theory of human development was used, as well as the ecological insertion and research with children. The analysis of the data showed that children in foster care give new meaning to their family ties and feel that they are experiencing a little stimulating routine in institutions (foster care and school). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este artigo visa a descrever uma metodologia para pesquisas com famílias em ambiente natural: a Inserção Ecológica. Esta metodologia está fundamentada na Teoria dos Sistemas Ecológicos, que propõe o estudo do desenvolvimento humano através de um modelo científico envolvendo a interação de quatro núcleos: o processo, a pessoa, o contexto e o tempo, denominado modelo bioecológico. De acordo com esta teoria, o modelo bioecológico se constitui em um referencial teórico-metodológico apropriado para a realização de pesquisas sobre o desenvolvimento-no-contexto. Este artigo descreve a operacionalização deste modelo em uma pesquisa qualitativa sobre resiliência e vulnerabilidade em famílias em situação de risco. A inserção ecológica envolveu o acompanhamento longitudinal de três famílias pobres, que vivem em uma comunidade violenta, e incluiu observações, conversas informais e entrevistas. A operacionalização do modelo bioecológico nesta pesquisa proporcionou a realização de um estudo com validade ecológica, pois permitiu incluir vários níveis de análise.The aim of this paper is to describe a methodology for research with families in natural environment: Ecological Insertion. This methodology is based on Ecological Systems Theory, that proposes that development must be studied through a scientific model that involves interaction among four nucleus: process, person, context and time, denominated bioecological model. For this theory, the bioecological model become an appropriate theoretical-methodologial approach for research on development-in-context. This paper describes an operacionalization of this model in a qualitative research about resilience and vulnerability in families under risk situation. The ecological insertion involved the study accompaniment of three poor families who live in a violent community and included observations, informal chats and interviews. The operacionalization of the bioecological model in this research promoted the accomplishment of a study with ecological validity, apart from allowing to include various levels of analysis.

The aim of this paper is to describe a methodology for research with families in natural environment: Ecological Insertion. This methodology is based on Ecological Systems Theory, that proposes that development must be studied through a scientific model that involves interaction among four nucleus: process, person, context and time, denominated bioecological model. For this theory, the bioecological model become an appropriate theoretical-methodologial approach for research on development-in-context. This paper describes an operacionalization of this model in a qualitative research about resilience and vulnerability in families under risk situation. The ecological insertion involved the study accompaniment of three poor families who live in a violent community and included observations, informal chats and interviews. The operacionalization of the bioecological model in this research promoted the accomplishment of a study with ecological validity, apart from allowing to include various levels of analysis.