Icelandic children's early education transition experiences

Author(s): Einarsdottir, Johanna
Date Issued: September, 2011
Description: A qualitative study of children's perceptions of differences between their early childhood setting and their primary school setting and what children found useful from playschool when they started primary school, based on interviews with 40 children in their first year in primary schools in Reykjavik, Iceland and from the observations of their early care and education teachers
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Journal Title: Early Education and Development
Volume Number: 22
Issue Number: 5
Page Range: 737-756
Topics: Parent, School, & Community School Readiness/Child School Success & Performance > Transition To School

International Child Care & Early Education > Single-Country Studies

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs
Country: Iceland
ISSN: 1040-9289 Paper
1556-6935 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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