One must think, know or believe that a child needs a proper stable home to grow up in order to develop to be a better person or an adult. Others may believe that if a child is disciplined, knows their cultural values and norms then it might not have a problem growing up. Well not according to Russsian born American developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner, he believed that a child’s development is the result of the relationships between people and their environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). He came up with a theory known as the Ecological System Theory, this theory was key in changing the perspective of developmental psychology by calling attention to a large number of environment social influences on a child’s development ( Korb, 2014). In this essay I shall attempt to discuss the ecological system, firstly by defining it, then naming and discussing the five stages and giving their examples, secondly I will also be discussing the importance of the ecological system theory and lastly I will discuss the implications it has for teachers in education and the classroom.
What is the ecological system? The ecological system is how a child’s development is affected by their social relationship and the world …show more content…
The macrosystem is the seen as the largest and most remote set of people and things to a child, but which still has a great influence over the child. The macrosystem is not a specific framework it is “comprised of cultural values, customs and laws. For example, if it is the belief of the culture that parents should be solely responsible for raising their children, the culture is more likely to provide resources to help parents, this turn affects the structure in which the parents functions. The parents’ inability or ability to carry out that responsibilities towards their child with the content of the child’s microsystem is likewise affected” Berk cited in (Paquette and Ryan,
What is the ecological system? The ecological system is how a child’s development is affected by their social relationship and the world …show more content…
The macrosystem is the seen as the largest and most remote set of people and things to a child, but which still has a great influence over the child. The macrosystem is not a specific framework it is “comprised of cultural values, customs and laws. For example, if it is the belief of the culture that parents should be solely responsible for raising their children, the culture is more likely to provide resources to help parents, this turn affects the structure in which the parents functions. The parents’ inability or ability to carry out that responsibilities towards their child with the content of the child’s microsystem is likewise affected” Berk cited in (Paquette and Ryan,