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Informing Transitions in the Early Years
Aline-Wendy Dunlop
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Description for Informing Transitions in the Early Years
Paperback. This book aims to bring attention to children's experiences of personal and curricular transitions in early childhood from entry to group-settings outside home to joining playgroup or nursery school and on into the early years of formal education. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
An increased emphasis on an early start in group day care and educational settings for young children means that by the time children enter statutory education, they may already have had several transitional experiences: each will have an impact.
An increased emphasis on an early start in group day care and educational settings for young children means that by the time children enter statutory education, they may already have had several transitional experiences: each will have an impact.
This book explores early transitions from a variety of international perspectives. Each chapter is informed by rigorous research and makes recommendations on how education professionals can better understand and support transitions in the early years. Contributors examine issues such as:
- Parental involvement in the transition to school
- Children's voices on the transition to primary school
- The construction of identity in the early years
Product Details
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780335220137
SKU
V9780335220137
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About Aline-Wendy Dunlop
Aline-Wendy Dunlop University of Strathclyde Aline-Wendy has taught in the university sector since 1993: first at Moray House Institute of Education in Edinburgh and from 1996 at the University of Strathclyde where she is a Professor and Chair of Childhood & Primary Studies in the Department of Childhood and Primary Studies. Her very varied teaching experience over ... Read more
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