Bronfenbrenner's Model: How I Reflected My Life

Part A - Reflecting and Describing
In 2007 my dad started a new job and became the Chief Executive Officer of Bundaberg Brewed Drinks. This change in his job (see appendix 1 to see relation to other events) meant that he travelled a lot more and often had long days of work at the office, which meant that he often missed out on important events. However, from this promotion it meant that we were able to change schools. My schooling life began in 2005 where I began Preschool at Kalkie State School in Bundaberg. I continued at this school for grade one and two however, at the beginning of grade three I stated attending St Luke's Anglican School. This school is a small, private school situated in East Bundaberg with 700 students attending from
When in Primary school and my dad started his new job, the exosystem represented this change. This change in my life was not based upon my decisions, nor was it based upon the societies decisions, instead it was based on my family's decisions that affected my life. According to (Hoffnung et al, 2018) the exosystem contains events in which I personally did not participate in however as a result of the event, I was affected indirectly. Although this event was placed in the exosystem, I contradicted Bronfenbrenner's model in relation to the three lenses by putting this event in my interpersonal lense. To be 'correct' I must have been a sole contributor however, this event only involved me in home life. The father figure in a child's life is very important and their contribution to a child's life can impact the child for the rest of their life. The lack of involvement of a father in a child's life can contribute to the characteristics and their interests for their lives (Steele, Campbell & Spears, 2012). In support, Bronfenbrenner believed that a child's relationship with their parents is a great importance in the child's life (McDevitt, Ormrod, Cupit, Chandler, & Aloa, 2012) Therefore, it is important for a father figure in a child's life to be an active participant to ensure that there is a balance between all
As (Hoffnung et al, 2018) explained the microsystem is the system that affects me the most as I am the one that has made the decisions and then as a result I am influenced or affected. In this instance of when I changed down to maths A, it had a positive effect. The change allowed me to focus on my studies more and allowed me to be more relaxed with my time. Due to this change, there was a positive effect upon the other systems in Bronfenbrenner's model as they all