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1. Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory - Simply Psychology
Link: https://www.simplypsychology.org/bronfenbrenner.html
Description: WEBJan 17, 2024 · Bronfenbrenner’s ecological perspective represented a major shift in developmental psychology by emphasizing the role of environmental systems and broader social structures in human development. The theory sparked enduring influence across many fields, including psychology, education, and social policy.
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2. Ecological Systems Theory – Theoretical Models for Teaching …
Link: https://opentext.wsu.edu/theoreticalmodelsforteachingandresearch/chapter/ecological-systems-theory/
Description: WEBEcological Systems Theory (EST), also known as human ecology, is an ecological/ system framework developed in 1979 by Urie Bronfenbrenner (Harkonen, 2007). Harkonen notes that this theory was influenced by Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory and Lewin’s behaviorism theory.
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3. Ecological Theory - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/ecological-theory
Description: WEBEcological theory identifies two classes of underlying mechanisms that can generate impacts on ecosystem processes when diversity changes. Species influence ecosystem processes partly through their intrinsic properties.
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4. An Empiricist’s Guide to Using Ecological Theory | The American
Link: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/717206
Description: WEBWe first give an overview of how and why mathematical theory is created, then outline four specific ways to use both mathematical and verbal theory to motivate empirical work, and finally present a practical tool kit for reading and understanding the mathematical aspects of ecological theory.
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5. Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory - Tudge - Wiley Online Library
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/9781119171492.wecad251
Description: WEBJan 13, 2020 · Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory was developed between the 1970s and early in the 21st century. Although it has been most commonly thought of as a theory of the contexts of human development, from the start it was a theory of individual–context relatedness, fully justifying the use of ecological in its name.
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6. Some directions in ecological theory - Kendall - 2015 - Ecology
Link: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/14-2080.1
Description: WEBDec 1, 2015 · The role of theory within ecology has changed dramatically in recent decades. Once primarily a source of qualitative conceptual framing, ecological theories and models are now often used to develop quantitative explanations of empirical patterns and to project future dynamics of specific ecological systems.
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7. 2.5 Ecological Theory - Social Sci LibreTexts
Link: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Contra_Costa_College/Psych-222%3A_Multicultural_Psychology_(Ounjian)/02%3A_Key_Theoretical_Concepts_(links)/2.04%3A_What_is_Intersectionality/2.5_Ecological_Theory
Description: WEBEcological Systems Theory emphasizes the dynamic and bidirectional nature of interactions between individuals and their environments. It suggests that human development cannot be understood in isolation but must be examined in the context of these multiple interacting systems.
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8. Ecological Theory and Restoration Ecology | SpringerLink
Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.5822/978-1-61091-698-1_1
Description: WEB31 Citations. Abstract. Rather than explaining ecosystem structure and function under a single “unified theory,” ecologists deploy a strong and diverse body of theory to address a wide range of ecological problems (Weiner 1995; Pickett et …
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9. Perspectives in Ecological Theory - De Gruyter
Link: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781400860180/html
Description: WEBJul 14, 2014 · 383. (Deutsch) This volume presents an overview of current accomplishments and future directions in ecological theory. The twenty-three chapters cover a broad range of important topics, from the physiology and behavior of individuals or groups of organisms, through population dynamics and community structure, to the ecology of ecosystems …
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10. The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology - Nature
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro1643
Description: WEBJust as ecological theory arose from natural history to draw generalized conclusions from specific observations of organisms in their environment, so microbiologists need theory to interpret...