Bioecological Model of

Human Development
BRYAN ZAHARKO

Bioecological Model of Human

Development
Five Basic Structures of the
Model:

1.The Individual
2.Microsystem
3.Mesosystem
4.Exosystem
5.Macrosystem

Bioecological Model of Human

Development

WHY?!
?

Provides a framework for interpreting key aspects of an

individuals character.
Explains certain factors of personal development, including
(and excluding genetics).
Describes settings that influence different facets of the
individuals culture, ecology, and sociology

The Individual
The Main Emphasis, the focus of the Study, or the
Protagonist

For Practical
application:
The
individual
will be the
student who
is being
observed.

The Microsystem
The first basic structure in the Bioecological Model:

Activities and relationships with significant others

experienced by a developing person in a particular
small setting.

Families
Schools
Peer Groups
Communitie
s
The Media

In students you may

realize that personal
Microsystems are
frequently talked about,
brought up in class, and
referred to during the
school day.
In underachieving
students having a
knowledge of a students
Microsystem is vital in
understanding why the
student may be

The Mesosystem
Linkages and interrelationships between two or more persons
microsystems

Home and
School
School and
Work
Work and
Friends
Friends and
Home

Understanding how a
different structures of
a Students
Microsystem interacts
with other structures
is vital in
understanding why
the student may be
struggling.

The Exosystem
Settings in which an individual does not actually
participate, but which affects them in one of their
microsystems

Parents Jobs
The School
Board
City Council
The Death
Eaters
The Fellowship
of the Ring
The League of
Extraordinary

Do not be afraid to
answer questions
that Students may
have concerning
their Exosystem
The more they
understand, the
better they will be
able to form
opinions and
institute change.

The Macrosystem
The Society and subculture to which the developing
person belongs.

Belief Systems
Lifestyles
Patterns of
Social
Interactions
Life Changes
Positive/Negati
ve Attitudes

Be Sensitive to a
students
Macrosystem,
and understand
that it is the
Macrosystem
that makes them
who they are.

One More
We have
Time!!!
the

1. The Individual

The Main Emphasis, the focus of the Study, or the

Protagonist
2. The Microsystem
Activities and relationships with significant others experienced by a
developing person in a particular small setting.
The Mesosystem
Linkages and interrelationships between two or more persons
microsystems
The Exosystem
Settings in which an individual does not actually participate, but which
affects them in one of their microsystems
The Macrosystem
The Society and subculture to which the developing person belongs.

Thank You All Very Much