Hi all.
I want to use this to discuss some of the finer points of how Bronfenbrenner’s work relates to/is somewhat of a precursor to some of the work of Berliner.
Bronfenbrenner – Post 1
From our discussion in our last class (Feb 1), what are 5 major reflections that you take from the work. The five should incorporate the following, providing citations to help others find your source:
How the systems relate to each other, giving a personal example of how the five (micro, meso, exo, macro, chrono) have influenced something recently in your educational career.
Relate a quote/segment of one of the articles to a theorist.
Follow-up with noting how the quote/segment relates to a specific teaching strategy.
List two strategies for teaching that come from Bronfenbrenner’s summary of the work.
What big idea flows from the Bro nfenbrenner articles?
Berliner – Post 2
With Berliner’s work, as you read through the text, you highlighted aspects of the work. Remember that there were 2 articles … lots of great stats in the 2nd! Please post on the DB,
things that took you by surprise: Provide 5 stats that are important as they affect the child’s development.
links to Bronfenbrenner’s theory: With this, as something is stated as research that should inform practice/policy, associate this with a level of Bronfenbrenner’s model.
five things that made you stop, think, and wonder how this can/should affect policy or practice in ECE.
Post 3
As mentioned, Raj Chetty is one of the few people recently that has really grabbed my attention. Another is James Heckman … both are economists. Often as I read Chetty, I think that we (those of us in ECE) know this; nothing really “new” to anyone that has spent time in education. However, providing data/proof for something is different from “just knowing”. As Berliner (2012, p. b) noted, “Presidents and politicians of both parties are quick to point out the wonderful but occasional story of a child’s rise from poverty to success and riches.” Well, educators do this too and it often isn’t helpful.
Other times when I read Chetty, there are things that surprise me, which doesn’t happen often with research.
Post:
Please go to one of Chetty’s websites and look at the ‘big finds’ from large data sets.
He has ten of these “Key Findings”. Click on the links to ONE of these and explore the work. In your post,
provide some of the statistics that were used to provide evidence for the key finding
what are the implications for education. As you think about this, use Bronfenbrenner’s language (e.g., micro, meso, etc.) to frame your answer.
Then click on the following link:
At the top of the page, you see a tab for “Research”. Clicking on this shows other areas of research that directly, and indirectly (think systems effects), affect young children. Repeat the same as above, exploring ONE other area.
For example, you might look at “National Trends” or “Racial Disparities”. I like to click on the link to the papers that have been written. So, under “Neighborhoods”, I find an article about The Impacts of Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility I: Childhood Exposure Effects. You can look at slides, the full paper, a video, “Non-technical summary” etc. What are some outcomes that have policy implications to the field of ECE?
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