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Educ 8 The Teacher and The Community, School Culture and Organizational

Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory explains how a child's development is influenced by different environmental systems, ranging from immediate family and school to broader societal forces. Each system interacts with the others to shape the child. The theory is useful for educators by highlighting the importance of connections between home, school, and community in children's learning. It provides a framework for understanding how a child's surroundings profoundly impact development and for developing supportive relationships and environments that allow children to thrive.

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Educ 8 The Teacher and The Community, School Culture and Organizational

Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory explains how a child's development is influenced by different environmental systems, ranging from immediate family and school to broader societal forces. Each system interacts with the others to shape the child. The theory is useful for educators by highlighting the importance of connections between home, school, and community in children's learning. It provides a framework for understanding how a child's surroundings profoundly impact development and for developing supportive relationships and environments that allow children to thrive.

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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 the process of socialization in an ecological context.

Socialization is the lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms,


customs, and ideologies, which provides an individual with the skills and habits required
to participate in his or her own society. The process of learning social rules and
adopting behavioural patterns that are appropriate for an individual's social environment
is referred to as socialization. Through the process, a child develops its own natural
identity and personality. A child needs to be socialized with members of its own family,
but members of other family with which individual interacts influence its social
development as well. Socialization starts in young mind, and it is the most effective in
sensitive period before they reach maturity, but it is a lifelong process.

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.

Describe how useful the ecological theory is in understanding the role of


the teacher and the community in learning of children in schools.

Bronfenbrenner's work was critical in developing an understanding of a


systematic approach to human and social development. His bioecological theory
explains why children develop differently and which aspects of development are under
the child's control and which are not. It investigates not only the biological aspects of
development, but also the ecology and environment involved. Educators should be
familiar with his theory because it helps educators create meaningful connections with
their students and a communicative learning environment that includes parents. It's
clear from Bronfenbrenner's work that the children's surroundings have a significant
impact on their development, too. Things like the media, school and state rules, or a
kid's neighborhood can have an impact on how that youngster grows up. It's important
to note that Bronfenbrenner divides the kid's mind into three distinct systems
(microsystem, exosystem, and macrosystem) that can work together or separately on
the child. Even though the kid has power over his or her microsystem, the exosystem
and macrosystem are completely out of reach for the child's will and ability to direct. A
child's growth depends on all of the systems in the body, and Bronfenbrenner makes it
abundantly obvious that each event in the child's life can be traced back to a specific
system. A child's microsystem shapes events such as interactions between classmates,
parents, and teachers. Everything that happens in a child's neighborhood or community
shapes that child's exosystem. The macrosystem of a kid shapes societal expectations
and standards. The idea of Bronfenbrenner has offered a framework for parents and
teachers to develop productive connections and surround the kid with a pleasant
environment. When a kid is surrounded by supportive adults and a supportive
environment, he or she will flourish and reach their greatest potential.

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