I also think Bronfenbrenner like figure of "eco-system" is quite unhelpful.
I cannot understand what a static "embedded contexts" representation
of ecological pyschology tries to clarify.
That must be a related issue of history.
Naoki
At 0:39 PM 11/30/97 -0500, Eugene Matusov wrote:
>Dear Naoki--
>
>I really enjoyed talking with you in Japan. Yes, we didn't ahve time to
>talk about vey many issues.
>
>I think that when Urie Bronfenbrenner introduced his ecological model of
>circles (micro-meso-macro) in the 70s, it was a useful bridge to
>contextaulism for many cognitive researchers who were puzzled by
>cognitivism. However, this attempt to introduce has been done within
>cognitivism itself (as you rightly continue showing in the XMCA discussion)
>to deepen its problems and contradictions.
>
>I see a good reason of preserving the micro-meso-macro model for the history
>textbooks (like Mike's "Cultural psychology") that may help cognitive
>researchers to articulate their doubts in thier approach. But, like you, I
>don't see use to apply it to our sociocultural research.
>
>Eugene