A holistic understanding of primary-secondary school transitions
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Every year millions of children around the world start secondary school or equivalent. Therefore, the significance of getting their transitions right internationally cannot be overstated. The overall aim of this symposium is to provide evidence-based insights to enhance primary-secondary school transitions policy and practice. To achieve this aim, we will provide holistic insights into (a) what is happening for children during primary-secondary transitions, by undertaking secondary analysis of a large dataset, (b) how can we robustly measure their emotional wellbeing during primary-secondary transitions to inform school interventions that can support them, by discussing the co-creation of the first scale to assess children’s emotional wellbeing in the context of primary-secondary school transitions, and finally, (c) an overview of one such intervention, namely, a study that used drama conventions as a pedagogical approach to facilitate children’s primary-secondary transitions. Jindal-Snape’s (2016, 2023) Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions (MMT) Theory underpins the three studies. MMT Theory takes a complex view of transitions where they are dynamic, incorporating multiple contexts (e.g., home, community, school) and multiple domains (e.g., physical, educational, psychological, social, cultural). It proposes that each child experiences multiple transitions and that their transitions can trigger transitions for significant others. Conversely, significant others’ will be experiencing their own transitions, and these transitions will trigger and/or have an impact on that child’s transitions.
Authors: Jindal-Snape, Divya; id_orcid 0000-0003-3851-3381, Burke, Lynsey; id_orcid 0000-0002-4522-9648, Kalsoom, Qudsia; id_orcid 0000-0002-1226-2732, Macgillivray, Calum; id_orcid 0009-0001-2871-6735, Bagnall, Charlotte, Hannah, Elizabeth F.S.; id_orcid 0000-0001-8751-8766
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Högskolan Kristianstad
OpenAlex ID: W7113167052
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