Bridging the Transition from Primary to Secondary School

Howe, Alan

ISBN 10: 0415575478 / ISBN 13: 9780415575478

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011

About this Item

2011. 1st Edition. Paperback. This book is a complete guide to the primary-secondary transition, with chapters covering management of physical, intellectual, social and emotional changes, issues of changing self-identity and the continuity of pedagogy and curriculum in the teaching of maths and science. Editor(s): Howe, Alan; Richards, Val. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JNH; JNK; JNLB; JNLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bridging the Transition from Primary to Secondary School
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415575478
• ISBN 13: 9780415575478
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The transition from primary to secondary school can often be a difficult time for children, and managing the transition smoothly has posed a problem for teachers at both upper primary and lower secondary level. At a time when 'childhood' recedes and 'adulthood' beckons, the inequalities between individual children can widen, and meeting the needs of all children is a challenge.

Bridging the Transition from Primary to Secondary School offers an insight into children's development, building a framework for the creation of appropriate and relevant educational experiences of children between the ages of 10-12. Based on the five 'transition bridges' - administrative, social and personal, curriculum, pedagogy, and autonomy and managing learning - this book is a complete guide to the primary-secondary transition.

Chapters cover:

• A review of the issues and challenges of transition and school transfer;
• Management of physical, intellectual, social and emotional changes;
• Issues of changing self-identity;
• Approaches to ensure curriculum progression and continuity;
• Ways to develop cooperation between primary and secondary schools;
• Alternatives to traditional primary-secondary systems and pedagogy.

This book will be essential reading for all trainee teachers, undergraduate and postgraduate education students, and those working with children over the transition. The contributors offer a wealth of guidance and insight into meeting the educational and social needs of children through early adolescence.

About the Author

Alan Howe is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Education Studies at Bath Spa University. He specialises in Primary Science Education.

Val Richards is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Bath Spa University, specialising in Psychology.