Ecological Map On an Avatar Character

1. Ecological Map On an Avatar Character Individual Character Bronfenbrenner’s Model Statistical information Table

2. Avatar Character Discription Gender: Female Ethnicity: Aboriginal Age: Sixteen Education: Secondary education Location: Urban Family Make-up: Mother, father & sister Family Status: Low socio-economic status, sole income family Interests: Being with friends, meeting at local park with youth group Other Information: Learning to drive, alcoholic mother, works part time at local supermarket

3. Bronfenbrenner’s Model: MACROSYSTEM EXOSYSTEM MESOSYSTEM MICROSYSTEM Individual The individual’s learning and development is influenced by each system directly or indirectly.

4. 1. Microsystem: Is where interactions with the individual and the environment closest affect the development of the adolescent. The most proximal level of context to the individual. Working Part-time Aboriginal Family Origin MICROSYSTEM Low Socio- economic status Individual Aboriginal Dreamtime Youth Volunteer Family Structure Mother, father & older sister Low self-confidence Urban Location 16 Female

5. 2. Mesosystem Second closest to the individuals development which involves close connections with the microsystem Aboriginal origin best friend Peer Pressure truancy Friendships formed 7 Girls & 4 boy friends from school WestPoint High School Individual Local WestPoint Neighbour-hood Educational authority MESOSYSTEM

6. 3. Exosystem: Sole parent Income Larger external system that doesn’t directly interact with the individual, but implements the child's development Urban location Mother Doesn’t work Limited access to get valuable resources Parents are Smokers Individual Mother has an alcohol addiction Only one family car EXOSYSTEM

7. 4. Macrosystem: Broad societal picture containing the core structures & values that compose a culture. Features include political, religious and educational values, health practices, appropriate standards for behaviour and appearance, and roles according to age, sex and ethnicity. Health Care services Perception as low achievers with poor life outcomes Inequality • Language and communication challenged • Values not accepted • Identity and self confidence is in jeopardy Poor school attendance record Holistic spiritual belief Individual Media & Society Schools trying to transform adolescents social class Denied culture “Dreamtime” MACROSYSTEM

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10. Associations between parenting and adolescent achievment: The diagram below indicates how the individual is strongly influenced by their family make up, parental education qualifications and parenting styles Parenting Mastery Family Suspension Self-efficacy Father’s Education Mother’s Education Achievement Father’s Work Mother’s Work (Boon, N/A)

11. References: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Population Characteristics: Social conditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (2000) (Australian Social Trends No. 4102.0). Canberra: ABS James Cook University (n/a). Family, motivational and behavioural links to indigenous Australia (BOO07027). Townsville: Queensland Government. Reynolds, R. J. (2005). The education of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: Repair or radical change. Childhood Education, 82(1), 31-36.