Urie Bronfenbrenner EDUC – 605 Developmental Theorist Emma Spoon, Matt Jorgensen, Will Aguero
B I O G R A P H Y Urie Bronfenbrenner Born: Soviet Union (Moscow) 1917 Moved to U.S. age 6 Cornell – B.S. Psychology & Music Harvard – Master’s Education University of Michigan – Doctorate Developmental Psychology Military Psychologist WWII Professor University of Michigan Professor Cornell Developed Ecological Systems Theory Helped create Head Start Program (1964-65) Counteract the effects of poverty on student learning Died: 2005, age 88 http://www.education.com/reference/article/bronfenbrenner-urie-1917-2005/
L E G A C Y How we view a child who has difficulties in school has changed Appreciation for the effect that support systems have on helping children reach their full potential Acknowledgement of the shared responsibility that many have regarding the development of children and the creation of supportive systems Helped establish the "Head Start" program Taught a generation of social science researchers to look more broadly and inclusively at forces acting on children
Ecological Systems Theory This EST identifies five environmental systems within which an individual interacts. It provides the framework that EST psychologists use to study the impacts of a range of relationships and institutions on individuals.
Microsystem the direct environment, relationships, and interactions in a child’s life
Mesosystem interactions between the microsystems in child’s life connections between influences closest to the child
Exosystem the larger social context surrounding community indirectly impacts child through their parents (work, social)
Macrosystem actual culture of an individual -cultural values, economic conditions, political systems, lawsflow back through inner levels to influence the child
Chronosystem unique influences on a child’s personal history transitions and shifts in one’s lifespan environmental events, social shifts
BioEcological Systems Theory Recently renamed to emphasize that a child's own biology is a primary environment fueling his/her development Genetics
Bio-psychological System (You)
Create Your Cosmos What You’ll Need Marker White Board Childhood memories
Our Thoughts
Educational Implications Holistic or systems approach to teaching Try to meet the needs of the child The blame isn’t put on the child Teaching the child a moral framework A better understanding of the forces that motivate student behavior
A Little Humor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhDYR1NbZY&autoplay=1
References http://www.education.com/reference/article/bronfenbrenner-urie-1917-2005/ https://explorable.com/ecological-systems-theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_systems_theory