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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Relationship between School Connectedness and Mental Health during the Transition to Secondary School: A Path Analysis
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Lester, Leanne; Waters, Stacey; Cross, Donna – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2013
During the transition from primary to secondary school, students typically experience a new social environment, moving from primary school with small intact classes throughout the day with one main teacher, to a larger secondary school with teachers, classrooms and often classmates changing throughout the day. During this time, students report a…
Descriptors: Correlation, Student School Relationship, Questionnaires, Longitudinal Studies
A Theoretically Grounded Exploration of the Social and Emotional Outcomes of Transition to Secondary School
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Waters, Stacey K.; Lester, Leanne; Wenden, Elizabeth; Cross, Donna – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2012
Adolescent development involves a complex interplay between genetics, biology, and social and emotional relationships within multiple contexts of home, school and the broader community. The transition from primary to secondary school, coupled with the onset of puberty, can therefore be a difficult period for young people to negotiate at a critical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescent Development, Puberty, Change