Holistic integrated approach Flashcards
The ecosystemic theory is a combination of the ___ and ___ approaches
Ecological and systemic
The ecological theory
The interdependent relationships between organisms and their environment
(The parts making up a whole)
3 NB variables in the ecological approach
- time and space/place
- the role of the species
- flow of energy
Systems theory
- Organising patterns
- processes that exist in and between systems
Function of the systems theory
To provide insight into different systems.
I.e. Schools, families, classrooms
Subsystems in the systems theory are ___
interdependent
Characteristics of a system
- dynamic
- interdependent
- constantly interacting
An example of an ecosystemic theory
Bronfenbrenner’s Bio-ecological systems theory
Bronfenbrenner’s theory describes…
social and cultural contexts that shape our development
- the development of the child in the context of systems and relationships
T or F
Changes in one system will affect happenings in other systems in the bio-ecological theory
True
The bio-ecological systems theory helps provide a ____ view of the child
Holistic view
4 dimensions of human development
- Proximal processes
- Person characteristics
- Contexts
- Time
Parts of the bio-ecological systems theory
- the individual
- Microsystem
- Mesosystem
- Exosystem
- Macrosystem
- Chronosystem
