Using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Framework to Design Support Systems for Education and Special Education: Learning about Thought Systems
Principles of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory were reviewed to examine potential uses for classroom teachers and re imagine Bronfenbrenner's System's Theory into a series of novel frameworks that could be practically applied to students' lives and experiences outside of the classroom environment. This interpretive review offers educators and families novel conceptual frameworks intended to foster deep understanding of individual students and to provide practical tools to visualize and navigate the unique web of human relationships and support available outside of the classroom. Fourteen newly created "systems theories" are briefly presented here.