Child Care and Reflection on Childhood For this paper, you will be reflecting on your childhood and thinking critically about each of the microsystems in Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of human development.
You will describe your own life experiences within each of the microsystems (i.e. family, ECE/school, peers, community, media) and reflect on the impact that these microsystems had on your socialization outcomes (i.e. values, attitudes, motives & attributions, self-esteem, self-regulation, morals, gender roles). Additionally, you will demonstrate and apply the knowledge you have gained about a wide range of socializing influences on children by answering two important questions that have framed our thinking throughout the semester:
What do children need to thrive? What is your role as an ECE teacher?
Child Care and Reflection on Childhood Essay Writing Guidelines
Papers should be typed and single-spaced, with 12-point font and 1-inch margins. Please spell check and proof read your papers thoroughly. Use the outline delineated below to organize your paper. In every section of your paper, your ideas should be substantiated with quoted information from the textbook and page number references, highlighted in bold. Papers must be uploaded to the Canvas by the deadline.
No late papers will be accepted.
Outline of Required Content
Use the following as an outline for your paper and be sure to address each prompt/question:
1. FAMILY
a. Describe the family you grew up in
b. Describe the parenting you received
c. How did your family and the parenting you received influence your socialization outcomes?
2. CHILD CARE/SCHOOL
a. Describe your experiences in ECE and/or K-12 education setting
b. Describe the teaching you experienced
c. How did school and the teaching you experienced influence your socialization outcomes?
3. PEERS
a. Describe your childhood (0-18) peer relationships
b. How did peers influence your socialization outcomes?
4. COMMUNITY
a. Describe the community or communities that you grew up in
b. How did your community influence your socialization outcomes?
5. MEDIA
a. Describe your childhood (0-18) experiences with media
b. How did the media influence your socialization outcomes?
6. WHAT DO CHILDREN NEED TO THRIVE?
What are the circumstances that promote healthy child development?
a. Describe 3 examples at the microsystem level
b. Describe 1 example at the mesosystem level
c. Describe 1 example at the ecosystem level
d. Describe 1 example at the microsystem level
7. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AS AN ECE TEACHER?
As an ECE teacher (or as an adult in young children’s lives), what can you do to promote healthy child development and positive child outcomes?
Describe 3 examples.
