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Chambers, Gary – Language Learning Journal, 2018
Preparation and provision for transition between primary and secondary school get mixed reviews across all subjects. The literature suggests that modern languages is an area deserving particular attention. There are examples of good practice in transition, but the general picture is, at best, patchy. Researchers [e.g. Blondin, C., M. Candelier, P.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Modern Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Hulme, Moira; Menter, Ian – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
International concern to raise educational standards and improve teacher quality has directed attention to the need to sustain career-long professional learning. Teacher induction and early professional learning (during years 2-6) have been associated with patterns of attrition and improved pupil outcomes. As the economic crisis impacts on public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Employment Experience, Professional Identity
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Mackenzie, Erin; McMaugh, Anne; O'Sullivan, Kerry-Ann – Issues in Educational Research, 2012
Primary to secondary school transition has been identified as a significant and stressful event for young adolescent students. Recent research has focused on individual aspects of coping with the challenges of transition in order to determine features that may act as protective or harmful factors. This study employs a mixed-method design to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Early Adolescents, Focus Groups, Stress Variables
Roybal, Victoria M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The transition from 8th grade to 9th grade is one that is replete with challenges for students, especially for minority students who live in economically disadvantaged communities. One low-income, high minority comprehensive high school in the western United States implemented five separate strategies to create a freshman transition program to aid…
Descriptors: High Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Attendance, Grade 9