1. BY:HINAKHALID

2. The Social
Ecological
Model
Health and
Human Services federal and state
Department of
budgets
Education
economy
1, 2
health
department
Family
healthcare schools and
colleges
providers
mental health
services
ECE
Program
Staff
ECE
Program
Environment
CCR&R
QRIS
legislation
child care licensing
Society
Community
ECE
Program
pre-service
and
Policies
professional
development
opportunities
CACFP
WIC
central kitchens
Child
grocery
stores
food service
vendors
parks
community
gardens
culture
religious
institutions
media
urban
planning
food and
beverage
industry
unemploymen
t rate
workplace
supports,
benefits
and leave

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Born in Russia
Immigrated to the US at age 6
Enlisted in the US army immediately after
completing his PhD
Co-founder of the Head Start program
 Designed
to serve at-risk nursery students to
prepare them for school
Dr. K. A. Korb
University of Jos

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Development is the result of the relationships between
people and their environments
Cannot evaluate a child’s development only in the immediate
environment
– Must also examine the interactions among the larger
environments that a child develops in
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Key Question: How does the world around the child help
or hinder development?
Four layers of relationships that influence a child’s
development
Micro system: Relationships with direct contact to the child
Mesosystem: Connection between relationships of child’s micro
system
– Exosystem: Structures in which child the child does not have
direct contact
– Macro system: Cultural context
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Most of the child’s behavior is learned in the micro
system.
The micro system consists of bi-directional
influences
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Parents actively shape the development of the child
Children actively shape their environment
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Personal attributes influence responses from other people
Children actively select and avoid specific environments
Bi-directional relationships are the foundation for a
child’s cognitive and emotional growth

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Impacts a child’s development by
influencing structures in the micro
system
 Exosystem: Institutions of society
that indirectly affect a child’s
development
Examples
 Parent’s workplace
 Funding for education

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Macro system: Cultural context
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Provides the values, beliefs, customs, and laws
of the culture in which a child grows up
• Influences how parents, teachers, and others
raise a child
• May be conscious or unconscious
Influences the societal values, legislation, and
financial resources provided by a society to
help families function
Influences the interactions of all other layers

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Properties of the four layers of
relationships
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Each layer of the environment is complex
Each layer has an effect on a child’s
development
Conflict within any layer ripples
throughout other layers
As a child develops, interaction
within environments becomes more
complex
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Complexity is the result of the maturation
of a child’s physical and cognitive
structures

10. THANK YOU