Educ 8 The Teacher and The Community, School Culture and Organizational
Educ 8 The Teacher and The Community, School Culture and Organizational
Educ 8 The Teacher and The Community, School Culture and Organizational
POST-TEST. With your newly developed understanding, do the following tasks to put
yourself to some tests.
Describe different ecological contexts of development and describe how they are
interrelated.
The Ecological Systems Theory is used to explain how social environment affect
the development of children. In order to understand children's development, this theory
emphasizes the importance of studying them in a variety of environments, known as
ecological systems, children are typically entangled in a variety of ecosystems, ranging
from the most intimate home ecological system to the larger school system, and finally
to the most expansive system, which includes society and culture. Each of these
ecological systems inevitably interacts with and influences the children's lives in various
ways. Bronfenbrenner's theory demonstrates the diversity of interrelated influences on
child development through the various ecological systems. Being aware of the contexts
in which children are placed can make us more sensitive to differences in how children
may behave in different situations. For instance, a child who frequently bullies smaller
children at school may play the role of a terrified victim at home. Because of these
variations, adults concerned with the care of a specific child should pay close attention
to his/her behavior in different settings, as well as the quality and type of connections
that exist between these settings.