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Peer reviewedDockett, Sue; Perry, Bob – Educational Leadership, 2003
The Starting School Research Project in Australia collected data from children, parents, and teachers to find out what they consider important as students start school--and how transition programs can help. A set of guidelines is provided for school programs that promote effective transition. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten Children
Direct linkDockett, Sue; Perry, Bob – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2005
Children have long been "objects of inquiry", that is, research has been "done" on children. Research into starting school is but one example, where children have been observed, tested and assessed at various points, as a means of evaluating their adjustment to the school environment. The Starting School Research Project aims…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Photography, Freehand Drawing, Group Discussion
Sanagavarapu, Prathyusha; Perry, Bob – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
This study aimed to examine views, concerns and expectations of immigrant Bangladeshi parents and children in Sydney concerning transition to kindergarten (the first year of school). This study builds on the previous work of the Starting School Research Project at the University of Western Sydney by: (1) deriving data from families and children…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Parents, Parent Attitudes
