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This 4 page paper provides an overview of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory of Development and the impacts on the choice to pursue graduate studies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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(as in the case of twins separated at birth) will have different experiences, different perspectives, and different views of motivation and achievement. Theorists like Bronfenbrenner have argued that this
is the result of ecological factors, those elements that influence early (foundational) development and that continue to influence psychosocial functioning over time. Why do some college students pursue graduate
degrees while others leave school and enter the workforce? Why are some young adults more prone to succeed while others seem to falter and fail? Bronfenbrenner would apply
his ecological systems theory to an assessment of the factors that influence development along a continuum. An ecological approach to human development focuses on the environment and social
context which the individual experiences life (Texas State University, 2003). The ecological theory posited by Bronfenbrenner is described as investigating "the complex system of interlaced and interdependent relationships between the
biological organism and the social/physical setting which forms the organism" (Texas State University, 2003). Bronfenbrenner viewed the systems that influence development in a tiered manner, the most significant of
which is the microsystem, or the immediate setting in which the individual grows, experiences and develops. These are the earliest influences on a child and include the family and
neighbors, school, peers, religious or church groups, youth and/or the sports groups in which the child participates (Huitt, 2003; Texas State University, 2003). The individuals active participation in the settings
helps to construct the system (Texas State University, 2003). For me, my family was an instrumental part of my early life, though the greatest educational focus came from my
mother. My mother was an avid reader, who often required us to read after school and rarely let us watch television. My mother was not a highly educated
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