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U rie Bronfennner. 1917-2005 An Analytical Biography. By: Monique L. Motley. The Beginnings…. Born in Moscow, Russia April 29, 1917. Moved to America at age 6. Live in Letchword Village Father worked at Letchword Village. Educational Career. Undergraduate . GradUATE.
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Urie Bronfennner 1917-2005 An Analytical Biography By: Monique L. Motley
The Beginnings… Born in Moscow, Russia April 29, 1917. Moved to America at age 6. Live in Letchword Village Father worked at Letchword Village.
Educational Career Undergraduate GradUATE • Cornell University • Double Major • Music and Psychology • Harvard University • M.A in Developmental Psychology • University of Michigan • Ph.D
CAREERPATH In 24 Hours Army Air Corps and the Office of Strategic Services U.S. Army Medical Corps Assistant Chief Clinical Psychologist for Administration and Research for the Veterans' Administration Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Michigan Human Development, Family Studies, and Psychology Professor at Cornell University Faculty-elected member of Cornell's Board of Trustees.
Accomplishments Head Start Ecological System Theory
What influenced his theories? • Fathers Job and Living at Letchworth • The social affects of World War II in America Also Known As “The Authority on Child Development”
Scholarly Work The Three Themes • Developing theory and corresponding research designs to advance the field of developmental psychology. • Laying out the implications and applications of developmental theory and research for policy and practice. • Communicating the findings of developmental research to students, the general public, and to decision-makers both in the private and public sector.
In the words of Broffrenbrenner “We think of the fact that learning is something you do in school, but what happens in a family enables you to learn in school.”
His Legacy Continues March 25, 2005 Brofenbrenner passes away due to complications of diabetes.
References Bronfenbrenner, U. (1994). Ecological Models of Human Development. International Encyclopedia of Education, Vol.3, 2nd. , 37-43. Fox, M. (2005, September 25). New York Times . Urie Bronfenbrenner, 88, an Authority on Child Development, Dies , pp. 1-2. Little, C. (1912, March 2). The Survey. Letchworth Village: The newest State Institution For the Feeble-minded And Epileptic, pp. 1-2. Miller, P. (2002). Theories of Development, Fourth Edition. New York: Worth Publishers. New World Encyclopedia. (2008, April 2). Retrieved November 2011, from Bronfenbrenner, Urie: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Urie_Bro nfenbrenner