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The Ecology of Human Development: Experiments by Nature and Design Kindle Edition

by Urie BRONFENBRENNER (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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To understand the way children develop, Bronfenbrenner believes that it is necessary to observe their behavior in natural settings, while they are interacting with familiar adults over prolonged periods of time. His book offers an important blueprint for constructing a new and ecologically valid psychology of development.
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“Bronfenbrenner’s particular observations are thoughtful and provocative… [The book] provides a welcome antidote for the current spate of premature conclusions about what is and is not important in development.”―Science

“[The Ecology of Human Development] should generate more productive research work and more sensible thinking about family policy than we have had in the past… Bronfenbrenner is headed in exactly the right direction for directing research and guiding public action. That is an impressive accomplishment.”―Psychology Today

“The book’s purpose: to offer a new theoretical perspective for research in human development. Bronfenbrenner achieves this goal superbly… The synthesis offered in this book is unique… The effect is a perspective on the field of human development that is exciting in its possibilities… This is a usable and practical book…a powerful teaching text… It conveys masterfully the mystery and excitement of scientific investigation.”―Contemporary Psychology

About the Author

Urie Bronfenbrenner was Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Human Development and of Psychology at Cornell University.

Michael Cole is Professor of Communication and Psychology and Director of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition at the University of California, San Diego.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002OEBNI8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard University Press (June 30, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4136 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
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Edna E. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Edna
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2015
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As a Master candidate student I used the Ecology of Human Development in writing my thesis. I had read articles related to Bronfenbrenner's book.
The author describes the ecological environment ... arrangement of concentric structures referred to as the micro, meso, exo, and macrosystems. I found the Ecology of Human Development as a book I can use as a reference. I love working with young children, and the book widen my knowledge as to how the child is viewed in each of the settings. The author writes of how the child develop, and how these systems relate to the child developing. In addition, Bronfenbrenner elaborates on the important of observing the child in these settings. Indeed, I found the book relevance.
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Bernard Z. Friedlander
5.0 out of 5 stars 20th Century Master Deserves 21st Century Veneration & Re-Birth
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2017
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For thoughtful readers who know the work of this field, Bronfenbrenner's contribution in 1978 was a masterpiece of the highest order.
In 2017, some of his great lessons have been well learned.
Others have not.
His great insights deserve to be re-visited and brought into the context of new methods, findings,and more modern modes of thought and technical capabilities.
Bernard Z. Friedlander, PhD, University of Hartford & University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Etienne Joubert
5.0 out of 5 stars Ecology of Human Development explains just that!
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2013
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Bronfenbrenner demonstrates the importance of using a stratified, systemic model to deconstruct the psychosocial environment that any Social Scientist attempts to understand. The book provides a pragmatic model for deconstructing and exploring each of the six social layers that constitute a sociocultural environment. Moreover it assist in drawing possible causal and correlative connections between the various layers, identifying patters and links. As such this book is useful for any professional that needs to develop interventions or conduct research within a particular sociocultural system. I found it an easy read as well as a useful reference.
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Mr. D. L. Hudson
5.0 out of 5 stars Bronfenbrenner at his best.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2007
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I have been in search of this book at an affordable price for many years. Bronfenbrenner's 'ecological systems' model is a brilliant framework through which to look at inextricable factors present in the individual's developmental environment. His definitions and hypotheses are clearly stated, his argument is sound and thought provoking and he brings together psychological theory and concepts that enhance theoretical understanding.
A collector's book, excellent price, condition and value
Judith Hudson
Wales. UK
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MzProverbs31
4.0 out of 5 stars What I needed....
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013
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I just needed some background for research I am conducting. It served it's purpose. I will keep it to reference in the future.
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GlutenFreeMe
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2014
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Should be a required book for every doctoral learner in psychology and other related social sciences. I found it particularly useful in my dissertation discussing the societal system's impact on human behavior.
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5.0 out of 5 stars love this book
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2014
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great book ----To understand the way children develop, Bronfenbrenner believes that it is necessary to observe their behavior in natural settings, while they are interacting with familiar adults over prolonged periods of time.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2017
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A classic text. A must read for multiple disciplines.
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R. Gaskell
5.0 out of 5 stars Seminal work on the interaction between the environment and child development
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2012
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If you are interested in child development then this book is essential reading. For years we have discussed the nature-nurture debate as if the two were mutually exclusive. Bronfenbrenner here presents a model that integrates all the different factors that influence human development - from individual attributes to the culture in which the child is growing up.
Not the easiest of reads the book is nonetheless well written with a strong sturcture and logical progression.
Highly recommended.
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