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Birth
Born in Moscow. -
Moscow to USA
Brofenbrenner's family immigrated to the USA when he was 6 -
Bachelor's degree
Brofenbrenner graduated from Cornell with a double major in Psychology and Music -
Master's degree
Brofenbrenner completes his master's degree in education at Harvard University. -
Doctorate degree
Brofenbrenner is awarded is PhD in Developmental psychology from the University of Michigan -
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Inlisted to the Army
Brofenbrenner serves in the US Army as a psychologist -
Assistant Professor
Brofenbrenner returns to Cornell as an assistant professor in human development, family studies and psychology. -
Founded Head Start program
President LBJ's war on poverty motivated this program. The purpose was to give children from lower incomes education, nutrition and other essential services to maximize their developmental potential. -
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Phase 1 "Ecological theory"
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Published "The Ecology of Human Development"
This was the first iteration of his Bioecological model (the ecological model). -
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Phase 2 "Ecological theory with the Chronosystem"
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Published "The context of development and the development of context"
This paper was published during the second phase of his revision on the ecological theory -
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Phase 3 "Bioecological theory"
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Published "On Making Human Beings Human"
This publication marks the final iteration of his theory. -
Death
Brofenbrenner died in Ithaca, New York at the age of 88