1. Urie Bronfenbrenner
“Development, it turns out, occurs through this process of progressive more complex exchange between a child and someone else—especially somebody who is crazy about that child.”
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2. Biography Born: April 29th, 1917 Died: Sept. 25th, 2005
Higher Education
Cornell University, Harvard, U of M
Teaching
U of M and Cornell University

3. Ecological Systems Theory for Child Development
Microsystem
Parents, siblings, teachers, school friends
Mesosystem
Parent/teacher communication, divorced parents
Exosystem
Parent’s workplace, extended family members, the
neighborhood
Macrosystem
Freedoms given by the government, cultural values,
the economy

4. Importance Safe and stable learning environment
Good communication with parents
More encouraging and nurturing: the
better the child's development
No bullying, cultivating good friendships

5. Works Cited
Oswalt, Angela. "Urie Bronfenbenner and Child Developement." MentalHelp.net. Beachway Therapy Center, 17 Jan Web. 19 Sept <
Danner, Fred. “Bronfenbenner, Urie ” education.com. Ross Medical Education Center, Dec Web. 19 Sept <
Urie Bronfenbrenner (b. 1917) U.S. (Russian-born) psychologist, advocate for families. Quoted in Childhood, Robert H. Wozniak (1991). A viewer's guide produced in collaboration with Thirteen WNET ner