CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The mesosystem is a combination of two or more microsystems. For example, a child’s mesosystem might be home and the school. The exosystem is outside of one’s daily activities but may still have an effect on the individual. For example, a parent’s work place is part of a child’s exosystem.

Detailed explanation-2: -A mesosystem is where all of a child’s immediate influences (family, school, community, church, etc.) interact. Mesosystems are where a child’s microsystems connect and influence one another-for example, a child’s parents connecting with their teachers at school.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bronfenbrenner’s mesosystem is defined as the relationships between influential actors in a child’s life. Examples of mesosystems include parent-teacher relationships, parent-church relationships, and sibling-parent relationships.

Detailed explanation-4: -The microsystem encompasses the relationships and interactions a child has with his/her immediate surroundings. Structures in the microsystem include family, school, neighborhood, or childcare environments.