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Theory. OOh, lala…. Culture is incredibly complex Organize ideas Limit what we look at Blueprint for data collection. Do we need theory?. “Child development takes place through processes of progressively more complex interaction between an active child and the
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Theory OOh, lala…..
Culture is incredibly complex • Organize ideas • Limit what we look at • Blueprint for data collection Do we need theory?
“Child development takes place through processes of progressively more complex interaction between an active child and the persons, objects, and symbols in its immediate environment.” Bronfenbrenner, 1998
A pattern of activities, roles, and interpersonal relations experienced by the developing person in a given face to face setting in a particular physical, social and symbolic features that invite, permit or inhibit engagement in sustained, progressively more complex interactions with the immediate environment. Microsystem
Comprises the linkages and processes between two or more settings containing the developing person. Mesosystem
Comprises the linkages and processes taking place between two or more settings, at least one of which does not contain the developing person, but in which events occer that indirectly influence processes within the immediate setting in which the developing person lives Exosystem
Most complex • Culture to some • Overarching pattern or characteristics of a given culture in particular the belief systems resources, hazards, lifestyle, patterns of social exchange, etc. Macrosystem
PROJECTIVE EXPRESSIVE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT Climate Flora Fauna Terrain Economy Settlement patterns Household type Social structure Systems of defense Law/social control Division of labor Magic beliefs Religious dogmas Ritual and ceremony Art and recreation Games and play Crime rates Suicide rates INDIVIDUAL ADULT CHILD’S LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNED Behavioral styles Skills/ abilities Value priorities Conflicts Defenses Tasks assigned to older kids Frequency/ Intensity Rewards & Punishments Disciplinary techniques Salience or mom & dad # caretakers Infant stress HISTORY Migrations Borrowings Inventions INNATE Needs Drives Motives Capacities J. Whiting’s model for psychocultural research
Individual motivations to foster? What psychological impact did this experience have on people? What other factors Influence fosterage? Fosterage Cultural rules of exchange, outcomes of these practices?
Development is the result of interaction between cultural and historical factures. • Match the child’s demands with the requirements of his/her culture Vygostsky
Distance between what children can actually achieve independently and what their potential levels of development might be if given guidance. Zone of Proximal Development