Early Child Development from a Multi-Systems Perspective

About

Dynamics of Youth is a multidisciplinary platform that spans all departments of Utrecht University. Dynamics of Youth facilitates all researchers in the field of child development. The Early Childhood community specifically focuses on development from conception to six years of age.

After our successful Dynamics of Youth summer school in 2024 and 2025, we are very happy to announce that we will organize a new summer school in 2026.

Development is shaped by the dynamic interaction between a child and the systems around them—such as family, peers, school, and the wider societal and cultural context, as described by Bronfenbrenner. In this summer school, we explore early child development in relation to these social environments.

Every morning, we will discuss a different level in the Bronfenbrenner model from a multidisciplinary perspective, by offering two lectures. In the afternoon, we will host an interdisciplinary grant writing workshop.

Course leader

Early Childhood community

Course aim

Provide an overview of state of the art techniques and research in the field of early development.

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