Four Lenses on Development

PRACTICE TOOL

The same developmental situation can look very different depending on the conceptual lens used to understand it.

Four Lenses on Development gives you a concise way to compare biopsychosocial, bioecological, systemic and transactional perspectives side by side — and notice what each one brings into view.

Use the Tool with a case or situation already familiar to you to move beyond your first interpretation, ask what another perspective would make more visible, and identify which additional questions may strengthen your professional reasoning.

Rather than asking you to choose one “correct” model, it helps you shift perspective deliberately and compare what changes when the lens changes.

Practice Tool · 4 pages · PDF · English (UK) · Instant digital download

Already purchasing Development in Context? This Practice Tool is included with the Professional Guide.