Introducing Bronfenbrenner ─ A Guide for Practitioners and Students in Early Years Education

Children learn in contexts and the spaces, places and people they come into contact with have a deep influence on their development. Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological model of development places the child at the centre of this complex network and his influence has been extensive in early childhood education. This book presents an introduction to Bronfenbrenner’s model of development, by drawing on practice-based research to identify and animate key elements of his model’s impact. It illustrates how his model can help bring to quality to early learning environments and incorporates it into daily work with young children through vignettes, case studies and examples of good practice.

Professor Noirin Hayesis a developmental psychologist with particular interest in early childhood. She is Visiting Professor at the School of Education, Trinity College Dublin and Professor [Emeritus], Dublin Institute of Technology

Dr. Ann Marie Halpenny is a lecturer in Psychology at the School of Languages, Law and Society at Trinity College Dublin. She has previously published with Routledge.

Leah O’Toole lectures in Psychology, Language Study, Curriculum and Assessment at Marino Institute of Education, an Associated College of Trinity College Dublin.