Transitions to school : research, policy, and practice / Angel Urbina-García, Bob Perry, Sue Dockett, Divya Jindal-Snape, Benilde García-Cabrero, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Urbina-García, Angel.

Perry, Bob, 1945-

Dockett, Sue.

Jindal-Snape, Divya.

García-Cabrero, Benilde.

Series:

International perspectives on early childhood education and development ; v. 37.

International perspectives on early childhood education and development ; v. 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Latin America.

Early childhood education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This book showcases the quality work that Latin American researchers have done on transition to school in Latin American countries by offering the English-speaking world, first-hand access to some Latin American transitions research, practices, and policies. This book shows the work carried out in countries such as Brazil, Chile, Cuba, and Mexico with regards to the way in which the transition to primary school is experienced from different stakeholders' perspectives, and how Latin American educational policies and cultural practices shape such an important process for stakeholders. This book was importantly framed by the COVID-19 pandemic which placed the world in a global health emergency, and it is our hope that this book will trigger future international collaborations between researchers, policy makers, and practitioners interested in transitions which could help produce a wealth of empirical evidence to inform educational policies and transitions practices across the world. Building networks where diverse experiences are valued and respected, as well as analysed, can help provide a platform that supports educators and researchers as they continue their work and branch out in new and challenging directions.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Tables

About the Editors

Chapter 1: Transition to School in Latin American Countries: Introducing some Perspectives and Experiences

Rationale for This Book

Brief Overview of COVID-19 and Related Challenges in Latin America

Importance of Transitions to School and Its Conceptualisation

Education Systems in Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba

Chile

Brazil

Mexico

Cuba

Policies Supporting Transitions to School in the Four Latin American Countries

Conclusions

References

Chapter 2: Three Transitions in the Chilean Early Childhood Years

Introduction

Conceptual Framework

Organisation of the Chilean Education System

From Home to Preschool

From Preschool to Transition Level 1

From Transition Level 1 to First Grade

Efforts to Ease Transitions

Women Labour Laws

Chile Grows with You

National System of Quality Assurance

Creation of the Vice-Ministry of Early Childhood Education

Educators/Teachers Ladder

Transitions Decree

Discussion

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Background on Continuities and Discontinuities in the Transition from Early Childhood Education to Primary: The Chilean Case

Early Educational Transitions in Contexts of School Standardisation and Accountability: Understanding the Risks of Schoolification

Continuities and Discontinuities in the Institutional Arrangements: Policies and Regulations

Institutions

Providers

Staff

The Curricular Assemblages of the Early Childhood and Primary School Levels

The Curricular Structure

The Curricular Assemblage

The Importance of Pedagogy

The Learning Objectives

Personal, Social, and Emotional Development

Pedagogical Practices in ECEC Versus Primary Education

References

Chapter 4: Lessons Learnt on the Transition from Preschool to Primary School in Mexico

The Transition to School in Mexico: Educational System and Social Context in Mexico

How Transitions Operate Within the Mexican System: A Web of Discontinuities?

Children's Transition: A Follow-Up Study from Preschool to 5th Grade of Primary School

Participants

Measures

Results

Models of Data Analyses

Recent Studies on the Transition from Preschool to School in Mexico

The Effectiveness of a Transition Program

and How Headteachers/Teachers View the Transition

Intervention

Research Design

Discussion and Conclusions

Chapter 5: Characteristics of Cuba's Early Childhood Educational and Scientific Experience

Early Childhood Education in Cuba

Cuban Educational Policy on the Process of Transition to Primary Education

Approach to the Characterisation of the Cuban Preschool Child. A Look at Scientific Research

Notes:

Methodology and Procedure

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 15, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Urbina-García, Angel Transitions to School: Perspectives and Experiences from Latin America

ISBN:

9783030989354

3030989356

OCLC:

1338838430

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.