Emily did not have all of the information she needed to complete her homework. Emily checked with her friends, but they were missing the information, too.
Emily's mother asked the teacher if Emily could come to school early the next day to do the work. The teacher said yes, there would be plenty of time in themorning for Emily to complete the assignment. This example of an interaction between two microsystem institutions (family and school) reflects the
level in Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory.
