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Urie Bronfenbrenner. BIOGRAPHY. Born April 29 th 1917 in Moscow, Russia Immigrated to US in 1923 at the age of 6 Graduated from Cornell in 1938 Double major Psychology and Music Masters from Harvard Developmental psychology. Biography Continued. PhD from University of Michigan
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BIOGRAPHY • Born April 29th 1917 in Moscow, Russia • Immigrated to US in 1923 at the age of 6 • Graduated from Cornell in 1938 • Double major Psychology and Music • Masters from Harvard • Developmental psychology
Biography Continued • PhD from University of Michigan • One day after graduating was inducted into Army as a Psychologist • Returned to Cornell University in 1948 • Died September 25, 2005 in Ithaca, NY
Biography Continued • “Father” of Head Start • Famous for views on ecological psychology • Interactions with others and environment are key to development • We experience more than one type of environment
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