ERIC Number: EJ1082969
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Dec
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1463-9491
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Stakeholders, Networks and Links in Early Childhood Policy: Network Analysis and the "Transition to School: Position Statement"
Wallis, Jake; Dockett, Sue
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, v16 n4 p339-354 Dec 2015
The importance of a positive start to school has been highlighted in a range of national and international research. This has stimulated considerable ongoing research attention, as well as initiatives across policy and practice, all with the aim of promoting a positive transition to school for all children. Despite the common interests across these sectors, the links and/or relationships between and among research, policy and practice remain unclear. This article maps the potential online users of the "Transition to School: Position Statement"--a document developed collaboratively by researchers, policymakers and practitioners--and organisations whose ambit includes transition to school. Using network analysis, the authors identify the online network of stakeholders involved in the field of early childhood and the links between these, before considering how such links might influence discourse and policy formation around transition to school. The analysis highlights weak cross-sectoral links and online networks dominated by government departments and agencies. Implications of these results are explored and the potential for digital research methods in research about transition to school is considered.
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Educational Policy, School Readiness, Position Papers, Computer Mediated Communication, Stakeholders, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Development, Correlation, Policy Formation, Public Agencies, Web Sites, Computer Software, Government Role, Researchers, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Teachers, Cooperation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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