Using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Framework to Design Support Systems for Education and Special Education: Learning about Thought Systems

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Author(s): Gabriela Walker (University of South Dakota, USA)and Elizabeth Pattison (Ashland University, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 21
Source title: Special and Gifted Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0034-6.ch002

Keywords: Education / Information Science Reference / K-12 Education / Special Education

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Principles of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory were reviewed to examine potential uses for classroom teachers and re-imagine Bronfenbrenner's System's Theory into a series of novel frameworks that could be practically applied to students' lives and experiences outside of the classroom environment. This interpretive review offers educators and families novel conceptual frameworks intended to foster deep understanding of individual students and to provide practical tools to visualize and navigate the unique web of human relationships and support available outside of the classroom. Fourteen newly created “systems theories” are briefly presented here.

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