ECOLOGICAL MAP A look at the structures which

ECOLOGICAL MAP A look at the structures which impact upon the development of a child and how they interact. Luke Mc. Ginnity

AVATAR KEY COMPONENTS: FEMALE STUDENT INDIVIDUAL ABORIGINAL FROM RURAL AUSTRALIA 17 YEARS OF AGE

Avatar Profile: • • Name: Michelle Smith DOB: 20/4/1991 Gender: Female City: Broken Hill Ethnicity: Aboriginal Australian SES: Moderate Family Circumstances: Mother, Father, 2 younger sisters.

Comparative Data Table: AVATAR CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICAL AVERAGE Aboriginal Student attendance in rural Australia Access to technology in rural areas Remote education completion of Year 12 44% GENERAL POPULATION 72% 11% 77% ABS 1997 -98 48% 78% Females working in rural areas Health Factors: Smoking by age 17 Reasonable Travelling time as determined by Government 61. 1% 66. 6% Australian Social Trends, 2008 , ABS 2008 ABS, 2004 58% 41% 120 mins 90 mins REFERENCE ABS, 2001 Bahr & Prendergast, 2007 ABS, 2007

Brofenbrenner’s Model MACROSYTEM EXOSYESTEM MESOSYSTEM MICROSYSTEM INDIVIDUAL

Microsystem • The system most closely related to the individual, it is highly substantial as it has the greatest influence impact upon the individual. This is impact is so marked because it the encompasses most constant factors in an individual’s life.

MICROSYSTEM er & h t o M r e h t a F Frie nds Work Two y siste ounger rs High School INDIVIDUAL

Mesosystem • This system involves the associations between the different aforementioned structures within the individuals microsystem.

MESOSYSTEM Travel s d n rf ie g n i v d a Le hin be Diff i con culty cen trat ing MICROSYSTEM INDIVIVUAL Taking care of siblings at school

Exosystem • This system encompasses the level of the environment where the individual does operate directly. Rather, this system impacts upon structures in the microsystem.

EXOSYESTEM le o r ’s r r e h rme t a F fa a as Local Government MESOSYSTEM MICROSYSTEM INDIVIDUAL

Macrosystem • The outer layer of Brofenbrenner’s ecological map, this system involves the global dimension. It can affect the individual immensely, however, is only very minimally affected by the individual. These structures include cultural and social and technology.

Macrosystem Bush Exosystem Go Re vern gu me lat ion nt s Ab or ig in al e r u t l Cu Mesosystem Microsystem Individual Cu l tu re Med ia La tec ck o op hno f equ po lo rtu gy al nit ies

MESOSYSTEM Abor iginal Cultu re G Re ove gu rnm la tio en ns t Lack of technological opportunities due to MACROSYTEM Techn rural location affects olo gy not only her dads profession but also Bush re has a flow down EXOSYESTEM Cultu Father’s a affect into her l farmer education Loca nment r Gove Travel MICROSYSTEM Family Aboriginal Culture affects the way she performs at school and how she interacts with friends and family. School Friends INDIVIDUAL All of this in turn affects the individual

G Re ove gu rnm la tio en ns t re Cultu iginal Abor Conversely the individual also affects her immediate environment. Her passion for education as well as family values causes her to travel great distance for schooling MACROSYTEM EXOSYESTEM Tec h nol Father’s a farmer l Loca nment r Gove MESOSYSTEM s nd e i Travel r f g in v a ind e L h MICROSYSTEM be Family School Friends INDIVIDUAL ogy Bush re Cultu However, the individual has little to no effect on the exosystem and macrosystem

EFFECT OF SYSTEMS ON INDIVIUAL VS EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL ON SYSTEMS MACROSYTEM EXOSYESTEM MESOSYSTEM MICROSYSTEM INDIVIDUAL