1st Edition
International Perspectives on Transition to School Reconceptualising beliefs, policy and practice
List of Contributors Forward 1. Anna Kienig & Kay Margetts Introduction POLICY AND PRACTICE 2. Mary O'Kane The Transition From Preschool To Primary School In Ireland: A Time Of Change 3. Aline-Wendy Dunlop Curriculum As A Tool For Change In Transitions Practices/Transitions Practices As A Tool For Changing Curriculum 4. Divya Jindal-Snape & Elizabeth Hannah Starting School In Scotland: Policy, Practice And Research Regarding Transition To Primary School 5. Anders Jensen, Ole Hansen & Stig Brostrom Contemporary Danish Perspectives: Towards A New Paradigm 6. Anne Petriwskyj Inclusion And Transition To School In Australia CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 7. Anna Kienig Transition To School In Poland - New Challenges 8. Johanna Einsardottir Children’s Perspectives On Starting Primary School 9. Kay Margetts What New Children Need To Know: Children’s Perspectives Of Starting School 10. Bob Perry & Sue Dockett The Role Of Family In The Transition To School 11. Wilfried Griebel and Renate Niesel The Development of Parents in their First Child’s Transition to Primary School FRAMEWORKS FOR CO-CONSTRUCTING TRANSITIONS 12. Hilary Fabian Developing A Conceptual Framework For Transitions / Co-Constructing Transitions 13. Anna Kienig & Kay Margetts Conclusion
Biography
Kay Margetts is Associate Professor in Early Childhood Studies, and Director of International Baccalaureate Programs in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Anna Kienig is Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology, Deputy Dean for Student Affairs and Coordinator of International Programs (Socrates/Erasmus) at the University of Bialystock, Poland.
