Transition into school-aged care – how do services support children starting school?

IF 1.8 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-22 DOI:10.1080/1350293X.2023.2191208

Elizabeth Rouse, R. Garner, Maria Nicholas

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Despite a focus on successful transitions to school, transition to School Aged Care (SAC) has largely been overlooked. This paper shares insights into transition programs provided for children commencing in SAC, at or close to their transition to school. Educators working in SAC programs in Victoria, Australia, participated in an online survey exploring their practices, beliefs, and understandings regarding children’s transition into SAC in their Foundation year of school. Findings highlighted that whilst transition to SAC should be considered an integral component of a child’s broader transition to school program, very few SAC programs are formally included in the process. Findings also showed that the programs that do offer transition to SAC programs for children commencing their Foundation year of school tend to design and implement these externally to the broader transition-to-school process. Furthermore, SAC educators share a strong consensus that clear integration of transitions into SAC and school should occur.

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过渡到学龄照顾-服务如何支持儿童开始上学?

摘要尽管重点是成功过渡到学校，但向学校老年护理（SAC）的过渡在很大程度上被忽视了。本文分享了为在SAC开始、在或即将过渡到学校的儿童提供的过渡计划的见解。在澳大利亚维多利亚州从事SAC项目的教育工作者参加了一项在线调查，探讨了他们对儿童在基础学年过渡到SAC的做法、信仰和理解。调查结果强调，虽然向SAC的过渡应被视为儿童更广泛的学校过渡计划的一个组成部分，但很少有SAC计划被正式纳入这一过程。研究结果还表明，为开始基础学年的儿童提供向SAC项目过渡的项目往往会在更广泛的向学校过渡过程中从外部设计和实施这些项目。此外，SAC的教育工作者有一个强烈的共识，即应该将过渡明确地整合到SAC和学校中。

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European Early Childhood Education Research Journal EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ) is the publication of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), an international organisation dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of research in Early Childhood Education throughout Europe and beyond. CREC is the UK base for the European Early Childhood Research Association. EECERA welcomes and encourages membership and contributions from across the world to share and participate in its European perspective. EECERJ aims to provide a forum for the publication of original research in early childhood education in Europe.