The bigger picture

By Professor Tricia David, Nursery World, 18 May 2006

The interaction of children's development with larger aspects of society was the focus of Urie Bronfenbrenner's research and theory, writes Professor Tricia David Who was Urie Bronfenbrenner?

The interaction of children's development with larger aspects of society was the focus of Urie Bronfenbrenner's research and theory, writes Professor Tricia David Who was Urie Bronfenbrenner? Urie Bronfenbrenner was born in Moscow in 1917. At the age of six, he emigrated to the United States with his family. Throughout his life, Bronfenbrenner was clearly a very able scholar as well as a warm and respected human being. His first degree was in...

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