TY - JOUR
T1 - Children’s memories of starting school
T2 - Building and sharing transitions capital
AU - Schürer, Maja Højslet
AU - Dockett, Sue
AU - Perry, Bob
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - This paper explores memories of children in the upper years of primary school about their transition into the first year of school and the ways in which this transition impacted on their ongoing relationship with primary school. The insights shared by eleven Year four and five students (aged 10–11 years; five boys and six girls) in an Australian primary school contribute to understandings of the strategies children develop and utilise in their educational transitions (transitions capital), not only in the transition to school but also in ongoing educational transitions throughout school. The older children reflected on their younger selves related to transitions expectations, and experiences and illustrated their strategies for self-management of change, positioning them as potential resources within transition programs. Despite this, the participants reported that their expertise and experience generally were not acknowledged, and they were often not invited to contribute to transition programs involving new school entrants.
AB - This paper explores memories of children in the upper years of primary school about their transition into the first year of school and the ways in which this transition impacted on their ongoing relationship with primary school. The insights shared by eleven Year four and five students (aged 10–11 years; five boys and six girls) in an Australian primary school contribute to understandings of the strategies children develop and utilise in their educational transitions (transitions capital), not only in the transition to school but also in ongoing educational transitions throughout school. The older children reflected on their younger selves related to transitions expectations, and experiences and illustrated their strategies for self-management of change, positioning them as potential resources within transition programs. Despite this, the participants reported that their expertise and experience generally were not acknowledged, and they were often not invited to contribute to transition programs involving new school entrants.
KW - children´s memories
KW - children´s perspective
KW - transition capital
KW - transition to school
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U2 - 10.1177/18369391221095570
DO - 10.1177/18369391221095570
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85132656272
SN - 1836-9391
VL - 47
SP - 181
EP - 192
JO - Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
JF - Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
IS - 3
ER -