Educational Transitions

1. Setting the Scene: Educational Transitions and Moving Stories Divya Jindal-Snape Section 1: Transitions and Theoretical Understanding of the Processes 2. Understanding Transitions through Self-Esteem and Resilience Divya Jindal-Snape and David Miller 3. Educational Transition and Emotional Intelligence David A. Adeyemo Section 2: Transition from Early Years Setting to Primary School 4. Small Steps: Perspectives on Understanding and Supporting Children Starting School in Scotland Elizabeth Hannah, Heather Gorton and Divya Jindal-Snape 5. Shifting the Lens: Re-Framing the View of Learners and Learning during the Transition from Early Childhood Education to School in New Zealand Sally Peters 6. The Transition to Formal Schooling and Children's Early Literacy Development in the Context of the USA Kelley L. Mayer, Steven J. Amendum and Lynne Vernon-Feagans Section 3: Transition from Primary to Secondary School 7. Moving to Secondary School: What Do Pupils in England Say about the Experience? Maurice Galton 8. Moving through Elementary, Middle, and High Schools: The Primary to Secondary Shifts in the United States Patrick Akos 9. Learning and Well-Being in Transitions - How to Promote Pupils' Active Learning Agency? Janne Pietarinen, Tiina Soini and Kirsi Pyhältö Section 4: Transition to Post-School 10. Interactive Behaviors for Building Independence in Exceptional Youth Keith J. Topping & Jocelyn Foggie 11. Cultural and Educational Adaptation during Transition from Chinese to UK Universities Yuefang Zhou, John Todman, Keith J. Topping and Divya Jindal-Snape 12. Transition from Secondary School to Employment in Japan for Students with Disabilities Jun Yaeda 13. Moving On: Integrating the Lessons Learnt and the Way Ahead Divya Jindal-Snape