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Daniels, Denise H. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Children's prior attitudes toward school may be an important entry factor to consider in their initial adjustment to kindergarten. This short-term longitudinal study examined children's affective orientations and other school-related perceptions and approaches to learning in late preschool and then 1 to 2 months after entry into…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes
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Monkeviciene, Ona; Mishara, Brian L.; Dufour, Sarah – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2006
This article explores the effects of participation during kindergarten in "Zippy's Friends," a 24-week school-based programme to help young people better cope with everyday adversities, on their adaptation to first grade. The experimental group consisted of 140 children in the first year of primary school who had participated in the "Zippy's…
Descriptors: Coping, Transitional Programs, Kindergarten, Elementary Schools