As a child, my unforgettable playmates

were ____________________________
When I was growing up, we went to church
in ________________.
I cannot forget my teacher who
____________ .
When I was in high school, I was close
to ______________________ .
The most important thing that I learned
from my elementary school was
_______________________________ .
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Ecological Systems Theory /
Bioecological Systems Theory

- Systems that work in the development of

an individual

- As teachers, we must not look only at the

child and his immediate environment,
but also at the interaction of the larger
environment as well.
Microsystem

- Regular and direct interaction

Bi-directional influences
- mutually influence one another's
behavior
Mesosystem

- Relationship, link or connection between

the structures of the individual’s
microsystem

- Microsystem are working against each

other Negative effect
Exosystem

- No direct interaction

 School policies
 Employment set-up
 Laws and regulations
Macrosystem
- Cultural values, customs, beliefs,
tradition

 Urban vs. Rural culture

 Gender norms
 Child-rearing practices
 Education
Chronosystem
- role of TIME

- dimension of TIME in relation to a

person’s development
- CHANGES

 What has happened to you over time

that is going to influence you.
 Support:
• Parents • Father
and lost his
- Parents
teachers job • Go to college
- Friends • Importance
after SHS or
- Classmates of education
• Parents • Tuition look for a job
- Teachers
and fees
friends increase

Microsystem Chronosystem

Mesosystem Macrosystem
Exosystem
- Children looking for the affirmations that should be
present in the child/parent relationship look for
attention in inappropriate places.

- Teachers should look into every learner’s

environmental systems in order to understand more
about the characteristics and needs of each learner.

- Schools and teachers’ crucial role is not to replace

the lack of home, but to work so that school becomes
an environment that welcomes and nurtures families.