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Step 1. Choose a Target Developmental Context ● Paragraph (5-8 sentences) describing your target developmental context (including the

population and aspect of development you will focus on) due by end of Week 2; worth 20 pts.

What population, aspect of development, and developmental context are you interested in? Guided by the questions below, pick a developmental context as the focus of your project. (For ideas on developmental contexts, see the list of examples in the box below. )

Write a short description (1-2 paragraphs) and include answers to the following questions:

1. What is the target population whose development you would like to foster? This might be a specific age group (e.g., early childhood, elderly) or a segment of the population (e.g., an ethnic minority or marginalized group).

2. What aspect(s) of development do you want to focus on? The aspect you identify can be specific (e.g., adolescent suicide, work-family balance for people with children, loneliness in the elderly) or more general (e.g., school readiness for young children living in poverty, better pipeline to employment for youth of color, better options than foster care).

3. Which "developmental context" (i.e., a setting that influences development) do you want to improve? To identify some options, think of settings, places, or organizations that influence the development of your target population. Select a setting you would like to change and pick that developmental context for this project. Your context can be general (e.g., schools, middle school) or specific (e.g., Alice B. Toklas University).

4. Is there a role you would like to play in this context or in improving this context? This could be now or in the future, a real or an imagined role. Examples of roles: ○ Policy maker ○ Community Organizer ○ Teacher ○ Healthcare Provider (physician, nurse, counselor) ○ Caregiver (children or elders)

Examples of Developmental Contexts Reimagining Microsystems

● Schools, Teaching, School Counselors

● After-school Programs ● Childcare, pre-Kindergarten

programs ● Families, Parenting, Extended

Families ● Peer groups, Friends, Crowds &

Cliques ● Neighborhoods, Communities, and

Public Spaces ● Social Media, Television, Books,

News Media ● Play, Hobbies, Volunteering, Art,

Theatre, Music ● Workplaces ● Housing for seniors: Assisted living,

Nursing homes ● End of Life Care

Reimagining Exosystems ● Child Protective Services ● Healthcare ● Housing ● Food Systems ● Social movements ● More…

Reimagining Macrosystems ● Public safety ● Economic systems ● Political System ● More…

Group Ages Possible Contexts (Pick ONE)

Prenatal ● Germinal (first two weeks of conception)

● Embryonic (week 3 – week 8)

● Fetal (Week 9 – birth)

Mothers’ environmental and biological influences

Infancy Newborn - age 1 Home, daycare

Toddlerhood 2-4 Home, daycare, preschool

Childhood ● Early childhood (4-6) ● Middle childhood

(6-8)

Home, preschool, kindergarten, Elementary school – Middle school

● Late childhood (9-10)

Adolescence ● Early adolescence (10-14)

● Late adolescence (15-18)

Home, Middle school - High school

Emerging adulthood 18-26 College, workplace, home

Early adulthood 27-40 Workplace, school, home

Middle adulthood 40-65 Workplace, school, home

Late adulthood ● Young old (65-74) ● Middle old (75-84) ● Oldest old (85+)

Workplace, nursing home, school, home

Examples of segments of populations Ethnic and Racial minorities Gender and sexual orientation Socio-Economic status Disabilities Immigrants and refugees Religious minorities