URIE BRONFENBRENNER

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Born in Moscow in 1917
• Moved to the U.S. at age 6
• Went to Cornell University
• Masters from Harvard in 1940
• "Ecological System Theory"

Theory
Saw the process of human development as being shaped by the interaction between an individual and his or her environment

The specific path of development was a result of the influences of a persons surrounding, such as their parents, friends, school, work, culture, and so on.

Explain how everything in a child and the child's environment affects how a child grows and develops. Mesosystem, ecosystem, macrosystem

His scientific work and his assistance to the U.S. Government helped with the formation of Head Start Program.

Citations

http://www.gulfbend.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=7930&cn=28