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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777313503321

Autore

Dunlop Aline-Wendy <1946->

Titolo

Informing Transitions In The Early Years [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

ISBN

1-281-12922-4

9786611129224

0-335-22970-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FabianHilary

Disciplina

372.21

Soggetti

Early childhood education

Education

First day of school

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. Informing Transitions; MODELS OF TRANSITION; Chapter 2. Enhancing the competence of transition systems through co-construction; Chapter 3. Horizontal transitions: what can it mean for children in the early school years?; Chapter 4. The construction of different identities within an early childhood centre:a case study; CHILDREN EXPERIENCING TRANSITION; Chapter 5. Transitions in children's thinking Stig Brostro ̈m

Chapter 6. Children's voices on the transition from preschool to primary schoolChapter 7. Children's transition to school: changing expectations; PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS SUPPORTING TRANSITIONS; Chapter 8. Understanding and supporting children: shaping transition practices; Chapter 9. Parent involvement in the transition to school; Chapter 10. Expectations: effects of curriculum change as viewed by children, parents and practitioners; CONCLUSION; Chapter 11. Bridging research, policy and practice; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Explores early transitions from a variety of international perspectives. This book examines issues such as: parental involvement in the transition to school; children's voices on the transition to primary



school; and the construction of identity in the early years. It is aimed at early years students, practitioners, policy makers and researchers.