Title: The Dynamics of Family Structure and its impact on Educational Achievement A Paper Presented in partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of HS817 Social Systems April 16‚ 2007 Abstract This paper will examine the effects of family structure and its influence on educational achievement. The link between family structure and educational achievement suggests that children living in nuclear families are more successful academically. Research has consistently shown that family
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HDFS August 21‚ 2013 The Brain Brain changes well into adulthood. Neurons are electrochemical Albert Einstein had more glia cells Brain fed by blood vessels Cell body of each neuron length 600 miles Dendrites are nerve cells ears Length of neuron is the axon. Conducts electrical impulse down to the terminal buttons Terminal Buttons go to Dendrites Neurotransmitter travels across the gap between terminal buttons and dendrites. One type of glia cell make up the myelin sheath When myelin
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Learning and development THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT WALL OF FAME Learning and development have always been areas of interest for many. People from birth on go through multiple stages physically‚ culturally‚ intellectually‚ socially and emotionally. Multiple series of events create learning opportunities which in turn trigger development and change. There are lots of studies and researches about learning and development. Many theories and philosophies have emerged with the goal of helping
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References: Bronfenbrenner. (2004). Adult development and learning. San Diego‚ CA: Bridgepoint Education. Mossler‚ R. (2013). Adult development and learning. San Diego‚ CA: Bridgepoint Education.
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Barbara Rogoff studied cultural transmission in several families across different indigenous cultures. Her ethnographic research tries to show that cultural factors combine with biological factors to shape a child’s behavior‚ values‚ and gender identity. She was inspired by the work of Vygotsky‚ who claimed that human activities and skills take place in cultural contexts and that development is mediated by linguistic‚ social‚ and cultural interactions. This made sense to her because humans change
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Bronenfeller’s approach and model are adopted in many policies and governments. The Scottish Executive adopted the approach in its guide "Getting in right for every child" in 2008. The approach also puts the child‚ young person and its family in the center. Understanding the social ecological perspective and the Getting it right approach helps practitioners and those working with children‚ young people and families to support and help those growing up in every and best possible way ensuring their
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today involves theorists such as Jean Piaget (1920‚ e.g. child intellectual development) and Freud (1933‚ e.g. components of personality) to more recent theorists such as Lev Vygotsky (1934/1962‚ e.g. stages of cognitive development) and Urie Bronfenbrenner (1995‚ contextual development) (Sigelman & Rider‚ 2003). Specifically‚ the following paragraphs will focus and illustrate on how children develop during infancy and early childhood according to the social relationships and cultural context(s)
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education. The Ecological Social Theory has corresponding levels of environmental influences in relation to human development and why I am continuing my education. Ecological Social Theory Ecological Social Theory was developed from Urie Bronfenbrenner. Bronfenbrenner wanted to show how a person’s development is based off of influences of several environmental factors or systems. The first environmental factor is the microsystem. The microsystem is a person’s family or aspects of a group that contain
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Question 1.1. The following are all examples of descriptive research EXCEPT: (Points : 1) case studies. correlation research design. naturalistic observations. surveys. Question 2.2. A scientist studied whether climate affected growth in rats. All rats were the same age and from the same parent rats. For the study‚ they were raised in three distinct climates: tropical‚ arctic‚ and multiseasonal. In this study‚ the climates are _______________. (Points : 1)
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attribute to how adolescents relate to school. Early childhood development occurs within the multiple contexts of the home‚ the school‚ and the neighborhood‚ and aspects of these environments can contribute to the development of adjustment problems (Bronfenbrenner). An adolescent’s psychological adjustment to different school experiences can have a significant impact on the level of success achieved later in life. Adolescents ranked higher in school by their school teachers tend to have higher cognitive
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