The transition from kindergarten to primary school, as experienced by teachers, parents and children in Hong Kong

The transition from kindergarten to primary school, as experienced by teachers, parents and children in Hong Kong

• Chan, Wai Ling Dept of Early Childhood Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education

Early Child Development and Care, 180(7), 973-993, 2010

Routledge

2010

• N Students & Student Services
  • NC Charactieristics & Conditions of Students; Opinion & Attitudes of Students, Problems of Adjustment
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RE School Management, School-Parents Relationship
• A Human Growth & Development
  • AF Family & Development, Family Relationship, Reproduction & Child Rearing, Family Education, Parental Involvement

Interviews Foreign Countries Kindergarten Parent Role Transitional Programs Articulation (Education) Questionnaires Student Attitudes Teacher Attitudes Observation Early Childhood Education Partnerships in Education Student Experience Teaching Experience Hong Kong Structured Interviews

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education
• Primary Education

This study investigates the transition from kindergarten to primary school through the experiences of the teachers, parents and children involved. Emphasis is given to the transitional activities participated in by the stakeholders and the effectiveness of these activities. These experiences of children's transition to school will inform further research into the design of effective transition programmes in the local context. The means of investigation in this study include questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and observations. The results show that the teachers and parents generally believed that the children performed quite well academically, although the primary school teachers reported that they were average in discipline. The findings from both the questionnaires and the interviews show that most of the respondents agreed that strong connections between kindergarten, primary school and parents could facilitate a smoother transition to school. However, in reality, both kindergarten and primary school teachers showed ignorance of each other's teaching practices and curriculum.
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• English

Journal Articles

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• 10.1080/03004430802586130

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2010-12-24