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BEYOND THE
MICROSYSTEM
JORDAN A. LEGARTE
Teacher I
Maligaya National High School
  Four layers of relationships
Key that influence a child’s
Question: development
How does  Microsystem: Relationships
the world with direct contact to the child
 Mesosystem: Connection
around the
between relationships of child’s
child help or microsystem
hinder  Exosystem: Structures in
developmen which child the child does not
t? have direct contact
 Macrosystem: Cultural context
  Microsystem: Variables that the
child is directly exposed to
 Relationships: Family, school, religious
institution, neighbors
 Family: Most influential and durable
influence on child
 Environment: Geographic, Material
Microsystem structures
 Child’s body
 General health
 Brain functioning – physiological and
psychological
 Emotions
 Cognitive System
  Microsystem: Variables that the child
is directly exposed to
 Relationships: Family, school, religious
institution, neighbors
 Family: Most influential and durable
influence on child
Microsystem  Environment: Geographic, Material
structures
 Child’s body
 General health
 Brain functioning – physiological and
psychological
 Emotions
 Cognitive System
  Most of the child’s behavior is
learned in the microsystem.
 The microsystem consists of bi-
directional influences
 Parents actively shape the
development of the child
Microsystem  Children actively shape their
environment
 Personal attributes influence responses
from other people
 Children actively select and avoid
specific environments
 Bi-directional relationships are the
foundation for a child’s cognitive and
emotional growth
  As an education practitioners,
experts and mentors, how can
Application: you help in the development
of a human specifically our
students?
  Strengths
 Integrates multiple influences
on child development
Critique
 Weaknesses
 Does not provide detailed
mechanisms for development
  Primary relationship must be intended
to last a lifetime
 Teachers need to work to support the
primary child-adult relationship
 Schools should create an environment that
welcomes and nurtures families
Implications  Education should foster societal attitudes
that value all work done on behalf of
for Education children
 More research is needed to examine
interactions between different levels of
relationships in a child’s development
 Bronfenbrenner states that there is little
conflict between families and the school.
 Mesosystem - Educational Psychology
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REFERENCES:
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mesosystem