This is a presentation on the Ecological Systems Theory of an individual's growth and development as proposed by Urie Bronfenbrenner

1. Presented by
Dr. Geeta Shetty
St. Xavier’s Institute of Education
Mumbai

4. a system, or a group of
interconnected elements, formed
by the interaction of a community
of organisms with their
environment. – Dictionary.com

5. ASSUMPTIONS OF THE THEORY;
•The individual is an active player and exerts
substantial force on his/her own environment;
•The environment can force an individual to
adapt to its restrictions and conditions; and
•The environment is perceived to comprise of
dissimilar size entities that are positioned one
inside another.

6. The Ecological Systems Approach organizes
contexts of development into five levels of
external influence which interlock.

7. Microsystem
Family , peers,
neighbors,
religious
communities

8. Educational Implications
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory has four major
components namely process (proximal and distal),
person, context, and time.
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory perceives
individuals as products and producers of their own
environments

9. •First Language Use and Effective Oral Communication
•Multiple Instructional Strategies
•Allow Time and Initial Support for Completion and Mastery
•Provide Individual Attention to Support Learning and a
positive learning environment
•Consider Local Contexts and Resources
•Build on Reciprocal Learning
•Provide Novel Opportunities
•Connect to students’ lives (proximal processes)