Bronfenbrenner, UrieLife Dates
1917–2005
Introduction
Urie Bronfenbrenner is a world-renowned developmental psychologist who developed the theory of ecological human development and co-founded the national Head Start program in the United States.
Educational Information
Dr. Bronfenbrenner was born in Moscow, Russia (former Soviet Union) and migrated to the Pittsburgh, United States with his parents when he was 6 years of old. After graduating from Haverstraw High School in New York, Dr. Bronfenbrenner completed his bachelor’s degree in psychology and music double major program at Cornell University in 1938. In his graduate study Dr. Bronfenbrenner received his master’s degree in developmental psychology from Harvard University in 1940 and doctorate from University of Michigan in 1942.
Accomplishments
After his service in the US Army as a psychologist, Dr. Bronfenbrenner served as Assistant Chief Clinical Psychologist for Research in the Veterans Affairs...
Citation: Özdoğru, A. A. (2011). Bronfenbrenner, Urie. In S. Goldstein, & J. A. Naglieri (Eds.), Encyclopedia of child behavior and development (Vol. 1, pp. 299–300). New York: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_437
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory
Definition
Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory is a comprehensive system theory of human development that includes elements from social, cultural, economical, and political contexts in the development of an individual.
Description
In his seminal book The Ecology of Human Development, Urie Bronfenbrenner [3] introduced a new theory of human development that emphasizes interactive processes between the person and the environment. His ecological systems theory proposed that individual’s development in any given area is primarily shaped by the interactions and relationships between the individual and different layers of surroundings. Activities, roles, and relationships of individuals in any setting constitute contexts of development. According to the ecological view, a thorough study of human development can best be achieved by the analysis of these different levels and contexts of person–environment interactions...
Citation: Özdoğru, A. A. (2011). Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory. In S. Goldstein, & J. A. Naglieri (Eds.), Encyclopedia of child behavior and development (Vol. 1, pp. 300–301). New York: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_940
Definition
Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory is a comprehensive system theory of human development that includes elements from social, cultural, economical, and political contexts in the development of an individual.
Description
In his seminal book The Ecology of Human Development, Urie Bronfenbrenner [3] introduced a new theory of human development that emphasizes interactive processes between the person and the environment. His ecological systems theory proposed that individual’s development in any given area is primarily shaped by the interactions and relationships between the individual and different layers of surroundings. Activities, roles, and relationships of individuals in any setting constitute contexts of development. According to the ecological view, a thorough study of human development can best be achieved by the analysis of these different levels and contexts of person–environment interactions...
Citation: Özdoğru, A. A. (2011). Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory. In S. Goldstein, & J. A. Naglieri (Eds.), Encyclopedia of child behavior and development (Vol. 1, pp. 300–301). New York: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_940
