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Alatalo, Tarja; Meier, Joanna; Frank, Elisabeth – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
This study highlights teachers' experiences with transition from Swedish preschool to preschool class, i.e. from the daycare centre to the formal school. One assumption was that transition activities, to favour continuity in the long-term, need to focus on children's learning within the target areas that the policy documents specify for preschool.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers
Curle, Deirdre; Jamieson, Janet; Poon, Brenda T.; Buchanan, Marla; Norman, Nancy; Zaidman-Zait, Anat – Exceptionality Education International, 2017
The transition to school can be a complicated process for families of children with exceptionalities (Janus, Lefort, Cameron, & Kopechanski, 2007). Little is known about the transition to school specifically for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). The aim of this study was to examine the communication that occurred among early…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Stakeholders
Santos, Ana Isabel – International Education Studies, 2015
The transition between educational levels is a process characterized by the complexity and repercussions that it represents to the future of children's education. Studies conducted in this field acknowledge the relevance of the approximation and continuity between the practices of preschool and primary teachers for children's development and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Writing Teachers, Reading Teachers
Valentino, Rachel; Stipek, Deborah J. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2016
Empirical evidence that horizontal alignment of policies and practices from preschool through the early elementary grades sustains the effects of quality preschool and contributes to children's learning is scarce, as discussed above, but there are nevertheless good reasons to expect benefits to such alignment. Moreover, many districts and schools…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Preschool Education, Primary Education, Early Childhood Education
Rothe, Antje; Urban, Michael; Werning, Rolf – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
Previous research has noted that the transition to primary school is important for future school success. As a result, an inclusive transition process to school has become increasingly important. However, this process is particularly difficult for socio-economically disadvantaged children in Germany. The study considers parents' views and actions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Attitudes
Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2015
The aim of this small-scale, qualitative study is to understand the perspective of varying stakeholders responsible for student transitions from pre-primary to primary school in the Jamaican context. The questions that guided the research are: What factors affect student transitions to primary school? What skills do children need in order to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Stakeholders, Preschool Education
Arndt, Ann-Kathrin; Rothe, Antje; Urban, Michael; Werning, Rolf – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2013
When children move from preschool to primary school in Germany, this involves a transition between two distinct systems with regard to political responsibility. Following Rimm-Kaufman and Pianta's (2000) ecological and dynamic model of transition, the research project focuses on the perspectives of parents and professionals on the learning…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Elementary Schools, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
Potter, Carol; Walker, Gary; Keen, Bev – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
Findings presented here relate to the evaluation of a one-year father-inclusion project, which took place in an area of multiple deprivation in the North of England. The project's goal was to engage fathers and male carers in their children's transition from an early years setting to a reception class and to maintain that involvement in the…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Males, Transitional Programs
Boyle, Tess; Petriwskyj, Anne – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
Systemic splits between pre-compulsory and compulsory early years education impact on transitions to school through discontinuities in children's experience. This paper presents data from a critical participatory action research project about transitions between pre-compulsory and compulsory early education schooling in Australia. The project aim…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Action Research, Transitional Programs, Compulsory Education
Lausch, John Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a South Central Pennsylvania public school's pre-kindergarten program in preparing young children for the transition to kindergarten. Despite the growing interest in pre-kindergarten education, no researcher had yet seriously examined the efficacy of providing a minimal amount of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Transitional Programs, Public Schools, Program Effectiveness
Wei, Xin; Wagner, Mary; Christiano, Elizabeth R.A.; Shattuck, Paul; Yu, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 2014
Little is known about how special education services received by students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) differ by age, disability severity, and demographic characteristics. Using three national datasets, the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS), the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS), and the National…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Miller, Melinda G.; Knowles, Meg; Grieshaber, Susan – Australian Educational Researcher, 2011
In Australia, eligible long day care services may apply for support at the state level to assist with the transition of children from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds into childcare settings. For staff in childcare services, this support comes in the form of a cultural support worker (CSW). The primary role of a CSW is to build…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Student Diversity, Staff Development
Carida, Helen Ch. – Curriculum Journal, 2011
The transition from kindergarten to primary school constitutes a significant point in children's development, entailing definitive effects on their personality and the formation of their behaviour, but also on their school performance. Innovative Educational Programmes constitute a nodal point for the development of cooperation among the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Program Development, Program Implementation
Hicks, Linda Yvonne – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigates caregivers' perceptions of the transition process for children transitioning from Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) to School Age Special Education services (SA). Interest in this topic developed during the researcher's 18 years of experience as an Itinerant Early Childhood Special Education Teacher during which she…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Caregiver Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
Corsaro, William A.; Molinari, Luisa – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2008
This article considers educational policy and practice in a preschool and an elementary school in Modena, Italy in terms of their effects on children's transition to and progress in elementary school. The study is based on a six-year longitudinal ethnographic study that involved direct observation of teacher-student and peer interactions. The…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy