Educational Transitions: Moving Stories from Around the World

by Jindal-snape; Divya

• ISBN13: 9780415805919
• ISBN10: 0415805910
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Despite variations of educational systems, when transitions in education occur, the pedagogical challenges that teachers and pupils undergo are quite similar across the globe. Transitions are phases in which pupils, peer groups and teachers have to renegotiate and rebuild their learning environment in the educational context. These various transitions in students' learning paths significantly impact on schools' everyday life. This volume explores transitions at all stages of educational progression, i.e., nursery to primary, primary to secondary, and secondary to post-school. It also examines these transitions across a variety of countries and types of schools. Educational Transitions provides up-to-date literature, research and theoretical constructs that help readers understand the issues, social-emotional-psychological dimensions, and evidence-based possible interventions to support an individual through these educational transitions. It also allows scholars, teachers, and students to critically analyse how lessons learned from one country can be adapted for other countries' educational systems.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Setting the Scene: Educational Transitions and Moving Stories	p. 1
Transitions and Theoretical Understanding of the Processes
Understanding Transitions Through Self-Esteem and Resilience	p. 12
Educational Transition and Emotional Intelligence	p. 33
Transition from Early Years Setting to Primary School
Small Steps: Perspectives on Understanding and Supporting Children Starting School in Scotland	p. 51
Shifting the Lens: Re-Framing the View of Learners and Learning During the Transition From Early Childhood Education to School in New Zealand	p. 68
The Transition to Formal Schooling and Children's Early Literacy Development in the Context of the USA	p. 85
Transition from Primary to Secondary School
Moving to Secondary School: What Do Pupils in England Say About the Experience?	p. 107
Moving Through Elementary, Middle, and High Schools: The Primary to Secondary Shifts in the United States	p. 125
Learning and Well-Being in Transitions: How to Promote Pupils' Active Learning Agency?	p. 143
Transition to Post-School
Interactive Behaviors for Building Independence in Exceptional Youth	p. 161
Cultural and Educational Adaptation During Transition From Chinese to UK Universities	p. 186
Transition From Secondary School to Employment in Japan for Students With Disabilities	p. 205
Conclusions
Moving On: Integrating the Lessons Learnt and the Way Ahead	p. 223
Contributors	p. 245
Index	p. 253
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