Sarah's Parents Attend Parent-Teacher Meetings, Serve as Volunteers for Class

question 141

Multiple Choice

Sarah's parents attend parent-teacher meetings, serve as volunteers for class field trips, and are members of the school board. Sarah's progress at school is affected positively by her parents' close involvement with the teachers. According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, these connections exemplify the:

• A) microsystem
• B) exosystem
• C) mesosystem
• D) macrosystem

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Definitions:

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