Transition to School Practices: Comparisons from Iceland and Australia

Autor/inn/en	Einarsdottir, Johanna; Perry, Bob; Dockett, Sue
Titel	Transition to School Practices: Comparisons from Iceland and Australia
Quelle	In: Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 28 (2008) 1, S.47-60 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-5146
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Influences; Young Children; Transitional Programs; Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Elementary Schools; School Readiness; Parent School Relationship; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Student Relationship; Researchers; Educational Research; Australia; Iceland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Frühe Kindheit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Lehrerverhalten; Kultureller Unterschied; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Researcher; Forscher; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Australien; Island
Abstract	This paper is the result of collaboration among early childhood education researchers from different cultures on opposite sides of the globe. The project sought to identify what practitioners in both preschool and primary school settings in Iceland and Australia regarded as successful transition to school practices. Independently developed surveys of these practitioners, both based on earlier work in the USA, gathered data on what the practitioners identified as "good ideas" in transition practices. There were similarities across the countries: popular practices included children visiting primary schools prior to the start of the school year and informational meetings for parents. There were also differences: Icelandic primary school teachers were, for instance, more likely than Australian teachers to write to their prospective students before they started school. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10