This study explores the transformation of the modern teacher's profile in Ukraine and Israel in the context of ongoing military conflicts. It focuses on the evolving role of educators and the essential skills required to ensure the continuity of education in times of crisis. Through surveys of teachers from both countries, the research identifies…

In this study, we adopt an ecological perspective to reflect on how a specific Italian school cluster adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on how students experienced the interplay between continuity and change in school teaching and learning practices caused by the pandemic. Specifically, the study investigates how the…

This study aims to address gaps in the literature on continuity of care through focus group interviews with teachers at public early care and education programs in San Diego County, California, USA. To better understand various perspectives on continuity of care, focus groups were conducted at programs that currently practice continuity of care,…

This issue addresses the policies and practices associated with sustaining school readiness and boosting achievement for young children throughout the early elementary years. All three studies support the notion that an aligned and coordinated set of policies and practices linking early learning with the early elementary grades will maximize a…

The South Australian Education Department introduced the School Entry Assessment (SEA) Policy in 2001 to help teachers assess young learners and plan relevant learning events, to help collect information about South Australian education from Pre-School to Year 3, and to facilitate collaboration within and between educational and social…

Cites examples from Pacific Rim countries to illustrate concerns about the ongoing process of continuity between early childhood programs. Includes discussion of philosophical, curricular, developmental, physical, organizational, and administrative continuities. Reiterates that the challenge of maintaining continuity among early childhood programs…

The expansion of the American community college has not been matched by the rapid, or even consistent, progress of all entering students toward postsecondary credentials. Instead, a significant proportion of students enrolled in community colleges appear "stuck" on the road to completion. This lack of progress is due to the complex ways in which…

Profiles a working model of a 6-to-12 class, operating from the premise that both 6-to-9 and 9-to-12 levels embody the same complete equipping of the prepared environment for the elementary level and include all the elementary presentations. Suggests that key lessons in language, mathematics, science, social studies, and history need to be…

One alternative to a traditional class is a looping class. What is "looping"? As described in the educational literature, looping is a practice that allows teachers to remain with their class for a period of two or more years. Looping has proved to be an effective process that increases student achievement, supports instructional time, and…

Details a three-pronged approach to education used in the preschool through secondary level at St. John's School in India: developing students' human resources potential, introducing students to emerging technologies, and making conventional education interesting and meaningful. Describes the use of synergy meetings in which staff learn to know…

Intended for use in in-service instruction for preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade teachers, this publication addresses major issues related to student transition between grades. Contents reflect the practices, strategies, and ideas of discussants, who included principals, teachers and administrators who were members of a task force convened…

This paper offers examples of how the preschool child's and teacher's perceptions of activities differ and indicates consequences for children when such differences are not considered. Additionally, findings of related research are reported. It is pointed out that such examples could have implications for the content of the preschool and primary…

Data gathered as part of a recent research project into the provision of collective worship in schools in England and Wales reveals the existence of a marked variation in approach and provision between schools in the primary and secondary sectors. Consequently, the point of transfer often becomes a watershed in pupils' experience. This sudden…

When children start school it is not just a transition to a new physical context, but also an entry point to a new "culture" where aspects of teaching, learning and assessment are different, and hence what it means to be a learner is constructed differently. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in making links between…

This report is intended to provide vocational educators with information concerning competency-based vertical articulation that may be used to plan, organize, implement, and maintain articulation. The first main section of the guide examines the literature on articulation in terms of the seven fundamental principles of articulation. Discussed next…