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Spernes, Kari – Research Papers in Education, 2022
The purpose of this review study was to conduct a thematic exploration of prior studies related to the transition between primary and secondary school. The aim of the paper was to discover (1) the extent of earlier research, (2) how earlier research thematises social and emotional issues, and (3) suggestions of those studies concerning how to…
Descriptors: Student Promotion, Middle School Students, Secondary Education, Junior High School Students
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Boulton, Michael J.; Chau, Cam; Whitehand, Caroline; Amataya, Kishori; Murray, Lindsay – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Prior studies outside of the UK have shown that peer victimization is negatively associated with school adjustment. Aims: To examine concurrent and short-term longitudinal associations between peer victimization (physical, malicious teasing, deliberate social exclusion, and malicious gossiping) and two measures of school adjustment…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Social Adjustment, Social Isolation, Grade 4
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Woodruff, Elizabeth A.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D. – Sport, Education and Society, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine scary stories that young American adults recalled being told about physical education as they transferred from elementary school to secondary school. Participants were 70 undergraduate students. They were required to write about any scary stories concerning (a) secondary schooling in general, and (b)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physical Education, Student Attitudes, Personal Narratives
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Woods, Sarah; Wolke, Dieter – Journal of School Psychology, 2004
The association between bullying behaviour and academic achievement was investigated in 1016 children from primary schools (6-7-year-olds/year 2: 480; 8-9-year-olds/year 4: 536). Children were individually interviewed about their bullying experiences using a standard interview. Key Stage I National Curriculum results (assessed at the end of year…
Descriptors: Bullying, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Victims of Crime