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Adjustment difficulties in preschool education: Greek educators' aspects
Kontopoulou, Melanthia, 2003
Early Child Development and Care, 173(2-3), 259-269

An investigation into views of early childhood educators on children’s adjustment to preschool, based on a survey of 100 teachers in Thessaloniki, Greece

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At what age should children enter kindergarten?: A question for policy makers and parents
Stipek, Deborah J., 2003
Social Policy Report, 16(2)

A review of findings of research on the effects of school entrance age on academic achievement

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Children's collective activities and peer culture in early literacy in American and Italian preschools
Corsaro, William A., 2003
Sociology of Education, 76(3), 209-227

An observational examination of Italian and American preschool children's spontaneous literacy activities and early literacy awareness and a study of the Italian children's transition from early to advanced literacy activities as they move from preschool to elementary school

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Children starting school: What should children, parents and school teachers do?
Dockett, Sue, 2003
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 10(2), 1-12

A presentation of the outcomes of an ongoing study in New South Wales (NSW) about what is seen by students, parents, school teachers and prior-to-school educators to be important in children's transition to school

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Does adjustment at preschool predict adjustment in the first year of schooling?
Margetts, Kay, 2003
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 10(2), 13-25

A study to identify whether measures of adjustment at preschool predict adjustment to the first year of schooling in the same measures, after allowing for the possible influence of children's personal characteristics, family demographics, and outside school-hours care in the first year of schooling, and transition experience

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Flunking kindergarten after Head Start: An inquiry into the contribution of contextual and individual variables
Mantzicopoulos, Panayota, 2003
Journal of Educational Psychology, 95(2), 268-278

A comparative analysis of factors (parental, children characteristics, and school) that may be associated with Head Start children's non-readiness for first grade

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''I didn't expect that I would get tons of friends...more each day'': Children's experiences of friendship during the transition to school
Peters, Sally, 2003
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 23(1), 45-53

A case study on the influence of peer friendship on the nature of the transition to school for 23 New Zealand kindergarteners

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The impact of junior kindergarten on behaviour in elementary school children
Pagani, Linda, 2003
International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27(5), 423-427

A study of the impact of junior kindergarten on children’s behavioral development in Canada

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Initiatives on the transition to school
Fuligni, Allison Sidle, 2003
In J. Brooks-Gunn, A.S. Fuligni, & L.J. Berlin (Eds.), Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives (pp. 90-115). New York: Teachers College Press

An evaluation of two studies on school readiness: the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), and the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study

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Moving on to primary 1: An exploratory study of the experience of transition from pre-school to primary
Stephen, Christine, 2003
(Insight 3). Edinburgh: Scotland, Education Department.

A summary of a study in Scotland of the experiences of children, parents, and teachers, as well as of changes in children's child care arrangements, as children make the transition to school, based on parent and teacher interviews and child observations

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Pathways to the Graphicacy Club: The crossroad of home and pre-school
Anning, Angela, April 2003
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 3(1), 5-35

An investigation into how young children absorb visual information and an argument for promoting the focus of early childhood education on young children's artistic development during the transition from preschool to primary school

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Preschool to kindergarten transition activities: Involvement and satisfaction of families and teachers
La Paro, Karen M., 2003
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 17(2), 147-158

An evaluation of the usefulness of the National Center for Early Development and Learning's (NCEDL) Kindergarten Transition Project from the perspectives of parents and teachers

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Social functioning in first grade: Associations with earlier home and child care predictors and with current classroom experiences
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2003
Child Development, 74(6), 1639-1662

A longitudinal study examining the extent that social competence in first grade can be predicted by the first grade classroom environment and earlier home and child care experiences

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Sociocultural perspectives on transition to school from Pacific Islands early childhood centres
Podmore, Valerie, 2003
International Journal of Early Years Education, 11(1), 33-42

This paper describes the school transition process for children from each of New Zealand's five Pacific Islands and their families.

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A study of children's difficulties in transition to school in Hong Kong
Chun, Wong Ngai, 2003
Early Child Development and Care, 173(1), 83-96

A study identifying the learning and development difficulties for children transitioning to primary school in Hong Kong, and an investigation into teachers and parents’ perception of their roles facilitating this transition

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Teacher and student teacher perspectives of school readiness
Cuskelly, Monica, 2003
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 28(2), 39-46

A survey-based study examining Australian preschool teachers and student teachers' views of skills young children need for successful school transitions

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Transitioning children from early childhood education to school: Teacher beliefs and transition practices
Timperley, Helen, 2003
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 28(2), 32-38

A comparison of early child care educators’ and primary school teachers’ beliefs and practices about assisting preschool children in their transition to school, focusing on implications for students involved in school transition in New Zealand

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Why delay kindergarten entry?: A qualitative study of mothers' decisions
Noel, Andrea M., 2003
Early Education and Development, 14(4), 479-498

A qualitative, interview-based study of factors that affected mothers' decisions to delay their children's entry into kindergarten

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