ERIC Number: EJ1414404
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0957-5146
EISSN: EISSN-1472-4421
Transition to Primary School from Preschool Education: An Ethnographic Study
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, v44 n1 p189-205 2024
This ethnographic research was conducted to investigate the transition processes of children from preschool to primary school. The data were collected through observations, interviews and document analysis over three phases (preschool, summer break, primary school) and analyzed through interpretive content analysis. The results revealed that the teachers did not create a preparatory and supportive environment for children to make a successful transition to primary school. However, using the concept of interpretive reproduction, it was documented that the children obtained information about primary school from their observations and communication with their older peers that was somewhat supported by their parents. From the interpretive reproductive view, it was discovered that they created various ways in their peer culture to resist structured academic activities to some degree which actually supported a smoother transition.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Preschool Children, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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