ERIC Number: EJ1217462
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1836-9391
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Transitions outside the Mainstream: Stories of Children and Their Families
Warren, Jane; Harden-Thew, Kathryn
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, v44 n1 p63-75 Mar 2019
Smooth transitions through the early years of education are recognised as pivotal to later personal and academic success. However, for children considered outside the mainstream, these transitions can provide extra challenge for them, their families and educators. This paper reveals the findings of two qualitative studies investigating early years' transitions. The first study focused on the transition of children with disabilities into early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres; the second explored transition to school for emergent bilingual children. These studies highlight 'strengths-based' perspectives (Perry, Dockett, & Petriwskyj, 2013), wherein participants are understood as experts in their own lives bringing strengths as well as challenges to the new context. Despite the differences in participants, timing and methods, key themes were evident across the studies: parent perceptions of transition; educator attitudes; and home/centre or home/school relationships. These themes are significant to all educational transitions for children considered outside the mainstream.
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Adjustment (to Environment), Bilingual Students, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Early Childhood Teachers, Caregiver Attitudes, Family School Relationship, Disabilities, Emergent Literacy, Teacher Role, Inclusion, Early Experience, Teacher Competencies, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Parent Teacher Cooperation, Cultural Capital, Young Children, Inservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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