TIL about the boat! I have to assume that for a field insider, it invokes similar feelings as Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems “theory” does in me
October 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
TIL about the boat! I have to assume that for a field insider, it invokes similar feelings as Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems “theory” does in me
Is there a name for citations that only fulfill the function of placing your work in some venerable intellectual tradition? Citing Bronfenbrenner is a big one in psych, but Aristotle also makes appearances, and one time I saw Rawls cited in that manner, which I found particularly offensive.
I think invoking it is some sort of Shibboleth more than anything else. You’re not just making an obvious claim, you’re doing highly theoretically informed research.
October 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Is there a name for citations that only fulfill the function of placing your work in some venerable intellectual tradition? Citing Bronfenbrenner is a big one in psych, but Aristotle also makes appearances, and one time I saw Rawls cited in that manner, which I found particularly offensive.
Which is not to say that’s what Bronfenbrenner originally had in mind
October 12, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Which is not to say that’s what Bronfenbrenner originally had in mind
I read a lot of Bronfenbrenner my first semester of grad school. It sounds and looks great until you take methods the second semester and try to form a testable theory out of it.
October 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I read a lot of Bronfenbrenner my first semester of grad school. It sounds and looks great until you take methods the second semester and try to form a testable theory out of it.
I never read Bronfenbrenner‘s original work, so I only know how he’s regularly cited. It’s usually done to make a claim along the lines of “psychologists often consider X1, but X2 could also matter” and then X2 is something that obviously matters, so there’s really no reason to cite Bronfenbrenner.>
October 12, 2026 at 7:42 AM
I never read Bronfenbrenner‘s original work, so I only know how he’s regularly cited. It’s usually done to make a claim along the lines of “psychologists often consider X1, but X2 could also matter” and then X2 is something that obviously matters, so there’s really no reason to cite Bronfenbrenner.>
That seems a perfectly reasonable use case! I’d definitely accept a Bronfenbrenner citation in response to somebody who claims “research so far has not considered how the family may influence developmental outcomes” 😂
October 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
That seems a perfectly reasonable use case! I’d definitely accept a Bronfenbrenner citation in response to somebody who claims “research so far has not considered how the family may influence developmental outcomes” 😂
Sliding in here to say that I use Bronfenbrenner to get students/me to think about multiple levels of aggregation when considering what drives an outcome. I’d call it a framework (rather than a heuristic) and would expect people to hang field/question specific factors on its pegs. Then build a DAG
October 12, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Sliding in here to say that I use Bronfenbrenner to get students/me to think about multiple levels of aggregation when considering what drives an outcome. I’d call it a framework (rather than a heuristic) and would expect people to hang field/question specific factors on its pegs. Then build a DAG
Head Start is facing its biggest proposed changes in nearly two decades. What do children and families need most? Educators, researchers and policymakers took up that question at our summit in New York City with the NYS Council on Children and Families. Recap: bctr.cornell.edu/as-head-star...
As Head Start changes loom, experts ask what families need - Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
As the federal government weighs the most significant changes to Head Start in nearly two decades, researchers and educators see a chance to learn what children and families in the […]
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September 25, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Head Start is facing its biggest proposed changes in nearly two decades. What do children and families need most? Educators, researchers and policymakers took up that question at our summit in New York City with the NYS Council on Children and Families. Recap: bctr.cornell.edu/as-head-star...
Autores como Bowlby, Ainsworth, Vygotski, Bruner, Sameroff y Bronfenbrenner fueron ampliando el foco desde el niño hacia las relaciones familiares y los contextos sociales.
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September 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Autores como Bowlby, Ainsworth, Vygotski, Bruner, Sameroff y Bronfenbrenner fueron ampliando el foco desde el niño hacia las relaciones familiares y los contextos sociales.
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I won’t belabor the point here but at somebody who is ABD in Music Education I can confidently say that no one involved in the design of this learning process has a single clue about educational psychology.
These people wouldn’t know Bronfenbrenner or Papert if they bit them on the ass.
These people wouldn’t know Bronfenbrenner or Papert if they bit them on the ass.
The emphasis is particularly striking given that Alpha School has engaged Dr. Carl Hendrick. a vocal critic of discovery learning — in 2020 he co-authored How Learning Happens, a book that includes a chapter titled, “Why discovery learning is a bad way to discover things.”
September 9, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I won’t belabor the point here but at somebody who is ABD in Music Education I can confidently say that no one involved in the design of this learning process has a single clue about educational psychology.
These people wouldn’t know Bronfenbrenner or Papert if they bit them on the ass.
These people wouldn’t know Bronfenbrenner or Papert if they bit them on the ass.
#BankStreet is heading to the Head Start & Early Childhood Education Summit on Sept. 19 to discuss #ECE research, policy, and practice. We look forward to sharing insights and joining this important conversation around early care and education. Learn more: bctr.cornell.edu/headstartsum...
Head Start & Early Childhood Education Summit - Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
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September 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
#BankStreet is heading to the Head Start & Early Childhood Education Summit on Sept. 19 to discuss #ECE research, policy, and practice. We look forward to sharing insights and joining this important conversation around early care and education. Learn more: bctr.cornell.edu/headstartsum...
Keep fighting the good fight, anyone who learns 1 thing from you will enrich others, you're the good virus 😉.
I did Hum Dev 1 and it makes me think of Vygotsky, Bronfenbrenner and Erikson...you are the More Knowledgeable Other, you bring organised stability and a fixed point in an unstable world ❤️
I did Hum Dev 1 and it makes me think of Vygotsky, Bronfenbrenner and Erikson...you are the More Knowledgeable Other, you bring organised stability and a fixed point in an unstable world ❤️
September 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Keep fighting the good fight, anyone who learns 1 thing from you will enrich others, you're the good virus 😉.
I did Hum Dev 1 and it makes me think of Vygotsky, Bronfenbrenner and Erikson...you are the More Knowledgeable Other, you bring organised stability and a fixed point in an unstable world ❤️
I did Hum Dev 1 and it makes me think of Vygotsky, Bronfenbrenner and Erikson...you are the More Knowledgeable Other, you bring organised stability and a fixed point in an unstable world ❤️
WHAT WE'RE READING: Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades.
Find out more at tinyurl.com/5ee5ys4z
#UnionStrong #Research #Scholarship
Kate Bronfenbrenner, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades.
Find out more at tinyurl.com/5ee5ys4z
#UnionStrong #Research #Scholarship
WHAT WE'RE READING: Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar - Labor Heritage Foundation
From Jacobin:"Kate Bronfenbrenner started by asking union organizers to walk her through their campaigns, from beginning to end."Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) after more than twenty-five years teaching
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August 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
WHAT WE'RE READING: Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades.
Find out more at tinyurl.com/5ee5ys4z
#UnionStrong #Research #Scholarship
Kate Bronfenbrenner, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades.
Find out more at tinyurl.com/5ee5ys4z
#UnionStrong #Research #Scholarship
There will be new leadership at BCTR. Starting Sept. 1, Laura Bellows becomes our faculty director and Kristen Elmore steps into the role of executive director. Bellows was our Evalyn Edwards Milman Faculty Fellow; Elmore has led PRYDE since 2016.
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Two new leaders, one shared mission: Bellows and Elmore take the helm at BCTR - Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Laura Bellows, a professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, has been named the new faculty director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR). She begins her term on […]
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August 21, 2026 at 7:18 PM
There will be new leadership at BCTR. Starting Sept. 1, Laura Bellows becomes our faculty director and Kristen Elmore steps into the role of executive director. Bellows was our Evalyn Edwards Milman Faculty Fellow; Elmore has led PRYDE since 2016.
bctr.cornell.edu/two-new-lead...
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A giant of the labor/union studies world is retiring.
Don’t know her work? Spend some time reading it. You won’t approach organizing the same again.
Great piece by @alexnpress.bsky.social of @jacobinmag.bsky.social
jacobin.com/2026/08/bron...
Don’t know her work? Spend some time reading it. You won’t approach organizing the same again.
Great piece by @alexnpress.bsky.social of @jacobinmag.bsky.social
jacobin.com/2026/08/bron...
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her fin...
jacobin.com
August 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
A giant of the labor/union studies world is retiring.
Don’t know her work? Spend some time reading it. You won’t approach organizing the same again.
Great piece by @alexnpress.bsky.social of @jacobinmag.bsky.social
jacobin.com/2026/08/bron...
Don’t know her work? Spend some time reading it. You won’t approach organizing the same again.
Great piece by @alexnpress.bsky.social of @jacobinmag.bsky.social
jacobin.com/2026/08/bron...
Lovely piece celebrating the retirement of my mentor, colleague, and friend Kate Bronfenbrenner jacobin.com/2026/08/bron...
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her fin...
jacobin.com
August 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Lovely piece celebrating the retirement of my mentor, colleague, and friend Kate Bronfenbrenner jacobin.com/2026/08/bron...
Great piece by @alexnpress.bsky.social about one of the true giants of labor, Kate Bronfenbrenner.
Notable that a constant challenge Bronfenbrenner faced was that unions didn’t want to hear what she was telling them despite it being true.
Notable that a constant challenge Bronfenbrenner faced was that unions didn’t want to hear what she was telling them despite it being true.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her findings have changed how unions think about organizing.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her findings have changed how unions think about organizing.
jacobin.com
August 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Great piece by @alexnpress.bsky.social about one of the true giants of labor, Kate Bronfenbrenner.
Notable that a constant challenge Bronfenbrenner faced was that unions didn’t want to hear what she was telling them despite it being true.
Notable that a constant challenge Bronfenbrenner faced was that unions didn’t want to hear what she was telling them despite it being true.
I profiled Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired from Cornell this year after decades of research that has shaped how generations of organizers understand employer opposition and what it takes to win a union.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her fin...
jacobin.com
August 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I profiled Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired from Cornell this year after decades of research that has shaped how generations of organizers understand employer opposition and what it takes to win a union.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her findings have changed how unions think about organizing.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her findings have changed how unions think about organizing.
jacobin.com
August 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her findings have changed how unions think about organizing.
Highlight of my nerd life was Kate bronfenbrenner saying that she shared my tweet responses to Jorts about the NLRA to her class (Iykyk).
Also just last week I was advising some of her students on corporate research, and I’m pleased to say the labor kids are alright.
Also just last week I was advising some of her students on corporate research, and I’m pleased to say the labor kids are alright.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her findings have changed how unions think about organizing.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her findings have changed how unions think about organizing.
jacobin.com
August 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Highlight of my nerd life was Kate bronfenbrenner saying that she shared my tweet responses to Jorts about the NLRA to her class (Iykyk).
Also just last week I was advising some of her students on corporate research, and I’m pleased to say the labor kids are alright.
Also just last week I was advising some of her students on corporate research, and I’m pleased to say the labor kids are alright.
August 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar https://jacobin.com/2026/08/bronfenbrenner-unions-corporate-research-labor?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, who retired this year from Cornell University, has studied how workers win unions, how employers stop them, and how organizers can learn from one another for four decades. Her findings have changed how unions think about organizing.
jacobin.com
August 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Kate Bronfenbrenner, the Union Organizer’s Scholar https://jacobin.com/2026/08/bronfenbrenner-unions-corporate-research-labor?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism